here and now №77 01/25/1999 (1999)

The theme of the day is the visit of US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and the relationship between Russia and America.

The guest of the program is Academician George Arbatov (teleconference with the studio "Russia").

Academician on the relationship between Russia and the United States.

Forecast deterioration of relations between countries as the political and military tensions increase.

Treaty on Strategic Offensive Arms START II.

Fragment of the interview with Yevgeny Primakov: an opinion on the criteria necessary for the ratification of the treaty.

Comments GA Arbatova on the links of military industry with the economy.

National interests of the US and Russia in the world.

Dependence of the US and Russian economy on the Middle East.

Stabilization and order within their country as a way to strengthen their positions on the world stage.