Peter Rutland
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Biography
Publications
Peter Rutland is Professor of government and Campbell Chair for Global Issues and Democratic Thought at Wesleyan University. In 2015 he was a visiting scholar at the ANU Centre for European Studies.
![US-Russia relations: No light at the end of the tunnel](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-810330780.jpg?itok=4XmGBHfZ)
US-Russia relations: No light at the end of the tunnel
Each month – each week – brings new and alarming developments in US-Russian relations. The only question is: how much worse can things get?
![Russia and China: A long way from a fully-fledged partnership](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Putin_xijpg_crop.jpg?itok=mU2QsQpn)
Russia and China: A long way from a fully-fledged partnership
In a world of growing complexity and uncertainty, the Russo-Chinese relationship is not sufficiently robust to serve as a stabilising force.
![The petty bargain: Trump, Putin and the future of US-Russia relations](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/cropped%20trump%20putin%20test.jpg?itok=33TvboUj)
The petty bargain: Trump, Putin and the future of US-Russia relations
The idea of a ‘grand bargain’ between the US and Russia has evaporated in recent weeks.