I think quite frankly (Kerry's) visit is a microcosm of the confusion about U.S. policy towards Russia, it's a lot of political capital to send the secretary of state if you don't have a clear objective of what you want to accomplish. Heather Conley More Quotes by Heather Conley More Quotes From Heather Conley They're either going to struggle through this and remain relevant to the management of the international system as it continues to evolve - or they're not. Heather Conley top-news There's just not going to be an enormous amount of attention of policy bandwidth given to the migration crisis, fighting ISIS, or focusing on continued ceasefire violations in Ukraine and maintaining sanctions against Russia, it comes down to when we need the UK and its leadership, whether in the Security Council or NATO, its attentions will be focused domestically. Heather Conley top-news This is yet another reason why TTIP will likely be postponed, but to be honest, TTIP isn't going anywhere, I believe, before 2018 at the earliest. Heather Conley politics This does feel, in the Arctic, a little Cold War-esque. Heather Conley us Cold-weather warfighting capabilities are very specialized. Heather Conley us This is not a tit-for-tat at all, i see that Russia is presenting a very different face to us on security in the Arctic, which is creating concerns, which is requiring NATO and individual countries to reassess its own military means. Heather Conley us Now that we have a very new security context with Russia, it now makes sense to rethink what is needed. Heather Conley top-news
