Combating the New Cold

War
An In-Depth Discussion of the United States
Foreign Policy Regarding Russian Military and Social
Aggression

The New Cold War

Russias periods of Expansion and Regression
Russian military aggression and expansion into the Crimea
Russia is more volatile pushing U.S. into New Cold War

Overview of M.A.P.S.
Military Anticipation
Aid the Former Soviet Bloc countries
U.S. preparedness for an aggressive stance against Russia

Press
Promote applicable ideals within the U.S. that could aid Russias social issues

Sanctions
Implement Sanctions which benefits the Russian people and interests of the world

History of Russian Aggressiveness

Overthrow of last Russian Tzar
Russo - Japanese War
Promise of civil liberties
WWI
Betrayal of army
Death sentence

Advance of Communism
Vladimir Lenin
Social revolutionaries
Party of Peasants
Repressed by Lenin

Lenins power increases

Opposition parties expelled
Terror/ threats
Tightening of inner circle

Military under Lenin

Power Changes Hands

Lenin falls ill
Stroke
Visits from Stalin

Succession
Elimination of opposition
Joseph Stalin becomes leader

New policies
Absolute rule
Secret Police

World War II
Non-aggression pact
Invasion of Poland
USSR claims:
Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

Germany breaks treaty

Stalin joins Allies
Postwar plan

End of war
Soviet scheme

Connections Between Soviet Russia & Current

Russia
Putins democracy
Assassination
Treason, Exile, Murder
Propaganda
Territorial expansion
Chechnya
Ukraine

U.S. Policy Towards Our Allies Regarding

Military Readiness
The Current Situation
Eastern Europe and Baltic States
Currently under the greatest threat from Russia

Putin and the dissolution of the USSR

Treats it as a tragedy

Putin and NATO

North Atlantic Trade Organization
Formed in response to Soviet-led
Warsaw Pact
Seen as a serious threat to Russian
national security

In Response to NATO
Increase in armaments
Mobilization of troops
Increased frequency of war games with
Belarus
Sending warplanes closer to NATO

Eastern European Countries

Currently asking for greater U.S. military presence
Russian is currently supplying rebel forces
Easily outgunning outdated Ukrainian military
Eastern Ukraine government lost lots of ground

U.S. Policies
In the past, we have sent non-lethal aid
For fellow NATO members
Lethal aid should be sent
For non-NATO members

What the U.S. Must Do Next

Build up conventional forces in
areas most under threat by
Russia
Especially in Eastern Europe and
Baltic States

Organize larger war games with

our allies
Send more troops and heavier
armaments
Reinforce its allies, giving special
attention to less modernized
militaries

Social Injustices Forcing the U.S. into the Cold

War
Within the Press
Censorship in the Soviet Era
Goskomizdat - printed material
Goskino - Film

Censorship Today
Putins allies control Newspapers, TV
and Radio stations
Increase in the number of journalists
forced to flee Russia

Russias Perception of the U.S.

Used as a scapegoat by Putin
Current problems are all U.S fault

Accuse U.S. of forcing democracy,

spreading homosexual
propaganda
Believe that U.S. does not like
Russias success
encircling the Russia and hoping to
take its natural resources

Human Rights within the USSR

The UN and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
USSR and associated states abstained

Stalin and the Gulag

Helsinki Accords
Declaration of Principles
Respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms
Freedom of thought, conscience, and religion
Moscow Helsinki Group

Current Human Rights Violations

Disabled Citizens
LGBTQ+ Community
Banning of nontraditional sexual
relationship propaganda

Embracing Russian Orthodox

Church
Allowing groups to commit violence in
Gods name without repercussions

Crackdown on non-violent
dissenters

Proposed Sanctions to Prevent Continuous

Cold War and Provide Aid to Russian Citizens
Economic Sanctions
Relatively peaceful and effective
types of sanctions
Population aimed sanctions
Specifically aimed sanctions

Population Aimed Sanctions

Relatively ineffective
89% approval rate for Putin
Current or future effects?

Specifically Aimed Sanctions

Aimed at high government
Creates desperation in
government as well within
public
Opens doors for political actions

The Sanctions Issue with Russia

Censorship
Propaganda
42% of Russian Public believes
internet is used against Russia

Consequences of Not Intervening in Russia

Escalation of Russias aggressiveness

Rebirth of the Soviet Union
Invasion of Eastern European countries and Baltic States
Superpower at the expense of the people

Too much power in the Kremlin

Corruption
Wealth unevenly distributed

Repeating History
U.S involvement in World War II
U.S waited too long before getting involved
Putin the new Hitler?

Allow situation to get out of hand

Could trigger World War III
Nuclear threat

The Budapest Memorandum

Treaty that protects Ukraines borders
signed in 1994

Involves U.S, UK, Russia, Ukraine

Recommendations
Military Anticipation
Press
Sanctions

Military Anticipation
Aiding threatened countries
Buildup of forces
Non-lethal aid
Draining Russias resources

Arming fellow NATO members

Former Soviet Bloc countries
Heavier military presence
Lethal aid

End the New Cold War effectively and non-destructively

Press
U.S. promotion and exhibition of free press
Expose Corruption
Avoid angering Russian Population
Target/expose corrupt government officials

Access to International Courts

Emphasize U.S. involvement in International courts
Expose corruption within Russian courts

Hope for Russian public response

Raise awareness

Sanctions
Maintain sanctions on all western goods
Avoid angering the Russian public
Drain Russias resources

Focus on elite
Expose the inequality within the population
Expose corruption
Put pressure on Putins closest allies

Conclusion
Chloe McFall
Justin Campbell
Mircea Cozmei
Betz Mayer
Gwendolyn Scott
Michelle Major
Eleanor Guthrie