By Christine Parthemore The first in-person summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded in Geneva Wednesday. While major breakthroughs were not expected, the meeting seems to have been relatively positive—and it may mark a pivot in a better direction regarding nuclear weapons threats in particular. Among other common ground set,…
By Steve Brock and Roger Ullman When Presidents Biden and Putin meet today on the shores of Lake Geneva they won’t be short of contentious topics to discuss. With the bilateral relationship at its lowest point since the Cold War, many have pointed to cooperation on climate change as rare common ground worth exploring in…