Russia-U.S. Economic Relations: Old Problems and New Horizons

... The examples of China and Japan show that only by developing extensive business networks across the U.S. and building direct contacts with the local and federal authorities can an effective lobbying network be created. This reveals the main problem of Russian-American economic partnership, namely its persistent structural limitations. Both trade relations and investment interaction between Russia and the U.S. have been concentrated at the top of the two countries’ economic hierarchies. A middle and lower ...