The Weaponization of Russia in US Domestic Politics
... continue to be used as a weapon in American domestic politics, and a high-profile pivot towards rapprochement between the US and Russia will probably remain shelved. This does not mean that there are no other channels for cooperation between the US and Russia, but unfortunately it appears that improved US-Russia relations is too hot of a potato to be realised for now. [1] http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/obama-clinton-syria-red-line-228585 [2] http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/16/world/europe/chance-russia-gay-rights/ [3] http://thehill.com/homenews/news/323950-gingrich-the-deep-state-exists [4] http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-clinton-loyalists-jobs-233296 ...