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Because the basis for any conflict resolution is dialogue ?

• golergka 10y ago
  It's the side who stands to lose from the conflict which usually tries to solve it. US is losing almost nothing from it strained relationship with Russia — why should it bother with it?
  • matt4077 10y ago
    I'd argue both sides stand to lose more or less everything 500 time over, if I believe the union of concerned scientists.
  • rakoo 10y ago
    The US can't be the police of the world for all eternity and act on its own in any conflict that arises. Acting unilaterally is only going to bring more and more problems; I hope you're not suggesting that the US should just oust Russian troops from wherever they are if it doesn't please the US.
  • jhanschoo 10y ago
    It's naive to think that a strained relationship means that the US has nothing to gain from continued diplomatic contact. A country has many dimensions, and there are always multiple dimensions of cooperation to pursue. And even if there are no grounds on cooperation, such a situation does not obviate the benefit of good communication. Be it businesses in competition or states with rivalries, such relationships can be modeled by a game of competitive strategy. You still want the diplomatic contact to make things clear to your rival when you have committed to something, and also know when your rival has committed to something. And on many issues, a less noisy channel (good diplomatic communication) actually benefits the more powerful entity.