SincethedisintegrationoftheformerSovietUnion,theUnitedStatesandRus-siahavegonethroughatortuousroadinforgingtheirpost-ColdWarrelation-ship.Atpresent,theyareneitherbipolarrivals,norstrategicpartnersasinitiatedinearly1990s.Theyhaveinsteadturnedfrommaintainingamicabilityintocopingwiththereality.Theirdiscrepanciesintermsofstrategiesandbilateralrelationshaveemergedoneafteranotherinrecentyearsandbecameintensifiedespeciallyaf-terOperationDesertFoxagainstIraqbytheUnitedStatesandBritainand