Deepening economic engagement and making progress on missile defense should be central policy priorities for Russia and the United States in their bilateral relations.

Despite the “reset” of U.S.-Russian relations during the first Obama administration, tensions seem to be increasing between Moscow and Washington.

The ability of the United States and Russia to cooperate on matters of global importance could affect a wide range of important issues from arms control to climate change.

The U.S.-Russia reset is off to a solid beginning, but it is incomplete in many respects; while the countries have made good progress in their relationship, much remains to be done.

As the Obama administration seeks a complete reset of the U.S.-Russia relationship, progress on nuclear weapons must still be the top priority.

With U.S.-Russia relations at a crossroads, several former ambassadors to Russia and the United States met to discuss how the two nations might move forward. In the near term they urged both nations to exercise restraint and cool their rhetorical exchanges. Looking to the longer term they urged the creation of an improved framework for dialogue.