Keylor in The Boston Herald on Trump and Russia
William Keylor, Professor of International Relations and History at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was recently interviewed on the possibility of closer ties with Russia under President-Elect Donald Trump.
Keylor was quoted in a January 8, 2017 article in the Boston Herald entitled “Trump: Only ‘Stupid’ People and ‘Fools’ Think Good Relations with Kremlin Bad.”
From the text of the article:
Boston University international political relations professor Bill Keylor agreed that a thawing of relations with Russia would present unique opportunities.
“Historically, ever since Nixon, American presidents have tried to improve relations with what was then the Soviet Union and then Russia, which is pretty important because both nations are in possession of weapons delivery systems that could pretty much bring about the end of the world,” Keylor said, adding, “The improving of relations between the two countries isn’t something that people should be opposed to or embarrassed about.”
And though indications from Trump that he’s willing to work hand-in-hand with Russia on the foreign stage are promising, Keylor cautioned that it would still be up to the United States to penalize Russia if it threatens to destabilize Europe or other parts of the world.
“When Russia engages in foreign policy decisions that are threatening to the stability of the world, particularly in Europe, the United States has a right, and I’d say a duty, to call them out on that,” he said. “And that’s a pretty important part of this.”
You can read the entire article here.
Keylor was also recently interviewed for news articles on the future of the Atlantic Alliance under President-Elect Trump, the President-Elect’s response to sanctions against Russia put in place by President Obama and the possibility of a nuclear arms race between the United States and Russia based on comments made by Trump.
Keylor served four consecutive terms as Chairman of the Department of History at Boston University (1988-2000) and has been Director of the International History Institute since 1999. At Boston University, he has received the Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Methodist Scholar-Teacher Award. Learn more about him here.