We Need More Citizen-to-Citizen Diplomacy with Russia (Opinion)

The rhetorical fallout from the summit between Presidents Donald Trumpand Vladimir Putin in Helsinki suggests that good U.S.-Russian relations are a zero-sum game: When the leaders of the two countries get along, relations are good. But when they don’t, relations are bad. Recent history suggests that successful summits rely not on one-on-one interactions, but on collective efforts.