6 Quotes by Dimitri Simes

We have vastly different hopes and expectations, as far as the U.S.-Russia relationship is concerned, in Moscow and Washington. What we need, however, is to manage this troubled relationship -- we don't want this relationship to go out of control.

Anyone who isn't confused doesn't understand what's going on.

It seems to me that the administration wants to make sure that they have a constructive dialogue with Moscow. They want to be sure that they are on the right side of a new tough Russian president.

Clearly, the Bush administration is going to welcome her with open arms. She is not Schroeder, and that is a welcome change.

Color revolutions succeed when the authorities are not only authoritarian but also lack self-confidence ... Until President Lukashenko loses popularity in Belarus, I don't think his regime will have any serious problems.

This has had a considerable impact on Russian willingness to accommodate U.S. interests.