What Would Relations with Post-War Russia Look Like?

What Would Relations with Post-War Russia Look Like?

From War on the Rocks by Ryan Evans

May 28, 2026 · 28 min

About this episode

The episode discusses potential future relations between the West and Russia after the Ukraine war, featuring insights from Rose Gottemoeller.

Rose Gottemoeller joined Ryan in Washington. They discussed how the West might think about relations with Russia once the war with Ukraine ends, as well as nuclear diplomacy and other critical issues. Gottemoeller was the deputy secretary general of NATO and, before that, served as a senior State Department official. She is currently at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University and has a new book out called Security Through Cooperation: Space, Nuclear Weapons, and US-Russia Relations after the Cold War (Stanford University Press).

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Evans

Guest: Rose Gottemoeller

Topics covered

  • Russia relations
  • post-war diplomacy
  • nuclear diplomacy
  • Ukraine conflict
  • NATO
  • international relations

Keywords

  • Russia
  • Ukraine
  • diplomacy
  • nuclear weapons
  • NATO
  • international relations
  • post-war

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NATO, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University Press

Books & works: Security Through Cooperation: Space, Nuclear Weapons, and US-Russia Relations after the Cold War

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