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Is Trump’s opening to Russia a “Reverse Nixon”?

President Trump’s attempts to reset relations with Russia have led some to suggest that he may be attempting to break apart the Sino-Russian alliance as Nixon did in the early 1970s (although in Nixon’s case, by reaching out to China). But while this may be part of the aim, there are strong reasons to think that efforts to bring Russia in from the cold won’t be successful.

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