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Fyodor A. Lukyanov Between Old Lessons and New Challenges 5

Russia’s Quest for Self-Identity

Larisa V. Deriglazova Russia and the European Union in Eulerian Circles of “Europe” 8 Boris V. Mezhuyev “Civilizational Realism” 31

The East European Impasse

Nicolai N. Petro The Tragedy of Ukraine 52 Dmitry S. Bunevich The “Strategic Thanatos” of Poland 72

Russia–the U.S.: Stalemate Forever?

Ivan V. Safranchuk Russian-U.S. Relations: Torn between the Practical and Ideational Agendas 96 Andrei Sushentsov, Maxim Suchkov The Nature of the Modern Crisis in U.S.-Russia Relations 122

Last Exit to Asia

Alexander A. Gabuev, Ivan Yu. Zuenko The “Belt and Road” in Russia: Evolution of Expert Discourse 142 Robert A. Manning U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy 164

Interview

Sergei M. Solovyov: “Attempts at Decommunization in Russia Upset de-Stalinization” 186