Us and Russian Relationships

During the Cold War era, the United States and Russia (during the Cold War was known as the Soviet Union) were not on the best of terms. In early 1990’s all of the differences between the two countries changed when the Soviet Union Empire dissolved into a variety of independent states; meanwhile Russia started to adopted Democratic practices. The dramatic change led to an overhaul of U. S. foreign and defense policy, which has strength the relationship between the United States and Russia. In the latest world events of Russia’s interaction with Syria is beginning to cause some concerns with the United States Secretary of State, Hilary Rodham Clinton. It’s been reported that Russia is providing shiploads arms to Syria. The Secretary of State has accused Moscow of contributing to a possible “catastrophic” civil war in Syria (Baltimore Sun, June 2012). Clinton has urged Russia is discontinue the delivery of the arms especially in the wake of the large massacre that occurred last week involving the deaths of countless of children and women in the township of Houla. Russia argues that the shipment of arms is to assist the people in defending themselves against rebel and militia groups in Damascus. The United States and the United Nations would like the Russian government to change their policy of providing arms to Syria. Despite the massacre, Russia doesn’t show any indication of changing their position with Syria.

The negotiation technique that the United States, United Nations, and Russia are using would be competitive. The United States and United Nations are concerned with the welfare of the people in Syria, stressing that the delivery of the arms will lead to civil war and the damage would be reprehensible. Meanwhile, Russia is focused on the making a profit on the delivery regardless of the human capital damage it has caused and will continue to escalate. The three parties involved are more concerned with the outcome rather than preserving the...