All Good Things Must End

Two important symbols of U.S.-Russian cooperation are nearing the end of their life expectancies, the International Space Station and the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. That’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Both the station and Nunn-Lugar stand as remarkable milestones of achievement and concrete reminders of what can be accomplished when two of the most powerful nations on earth put aside political differences for the betterment of humanity. And today, at a time when U.S.-Russian relations are being tested, such post-Cold War cooperation could provide inspiration even as the space station and threat reduction pact are about to take their places in the history books.

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