In the United States intelligence community embarrassment caused by weeks, Edward Snowden legend now cast a shadow over international efforts to end Syria's civil war and dealing with Iran, it could weaken the White House wants nuclear weapons reduction treatment.
On Thursday Russia's decision to grant asylum to Snowdon threat to the United States and Russia have been strained relations to their lowest point in years and further complicate efforts, geopolitical challenges.
With Russia's asylum former U.S. spy agency contractor is considered a slap in the face of President Barack Obama, the White House is now weighing whether he should back up a Moscow summit in early September, Russian President Vladimir Putin in a direct snub.
In fact, Washington and even issued such a threat, emphasizing coordination of the two former Cold War rivals any intractable global problems, far beyond a single 30-year-old hacker, trying to escape the fate of the United States prosecute potential prospects devastating impact analysis teacher said.
It is highly unlikely that the two men, even if the summit goes ahead as planned sort out all their many differences. They have bad personal relationship and previous meetings embarrassing and unproductive.
Although the Kremlin dilute any bilateral friction, senior Obama administration officials and lawmakers that it will not be business as usual now, Russia has been given a year of Snowdon asylum and allowed him to leave Moscow airport more than five weeks after the limbo.
"Russian political climate in Washington is toxic," said Andrew Weiss, former Russian President Bill Clinton's adviser. "There have been many in the political institutions of the Russian brewing anger. Snowdon is an accelerant."
Moscow's support, and even Obama President Bashar al-Assad in Syria's civil war has led the international community to ask him to step down first in the long list of differences between the United States and Russia.
Now, the U.S. and Russia, the deterioration of relations between the cooperative arrangement may make them Syrian peace talks aimed at a political solution more difficult.
As the newly elected president of Iran is about to install signal Hassan · Rouhani, who is more willing to negotiate its controversial nuclear program, there are concerns in Washington that Russia and Western countries seek to pass severe sanctions to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions may be defeated.
Deeply Odds
On human rights issues, the United States and Russia are still deeply at odds. The White House has criticized the Kremlin's most measured against opponents, but now may feel more free, more outspoken on the consequences of the decision of Snowdon.
For his part, Putin Washington Snowdon, revealing the NSA's surveillance confidential facing the U.S. espionage charges, accusing the Obama administration's hypocritical scolding his pursuit of human rights.
Snowdon tensions may also make it harder to boost ties with Russia Obama proposed in June he sent a speech in Berlin, he would let his legacy as part of a new nuclear arms reduction agreement negotiations. Russia has so far shown little appetite for ideas.
Although terrorism has become a rare bright spot in relations, especially in the Boston Marathon April bombing aftermath, which may also be affected. White House spokesman Jay Carney said in a targeted manner Snowdon Russia's decision "destroyed a historic law enforcement cooperation."
Even before Snowdon, the consensus in Washington and Moscow, the "reset" relations with Russia, in 2009, the newly elected Barack Obama touted fend for themselves.
However, Obama's critics say, President Putin's return, his anti-American rhetoric that U.S. leaders in Moscow naively put his faith. They pointed out that the decision Snowdon accusations, calling for a tough response that this is a foreign policy failure, Obama struggles assertion crisis sweeping the influence of Syria and Egypt.
"Unless we want to stay in people who are insulting and demeaning, sooner or later, those who want Russia to pay in Washington, this chain will prevail insult position, said:" Ariel Cohen, senior fellow, Russia and the conservative Heritage Foundation would Eurasian Studies.
The Obama administration must now decide if it wants to show its anger far. However, its options may be limited, especially in Washington, when the Russian troops from the territory of Afghanistan and the need to continue to use, still hope that the Russian diplomatic cooperation on Iran.
Obama's first major decision whether to continue with Putin summit in Moscow last month.
Scrapping meeting may not be too serious confrontation Russia. However, it would be a different story if Obama decided not to attend Putin chaired the G20 summit in St. Petersburg shortly afterwards - that impossible things.
Some U.S. lawmakers called on the U.S. boycott of Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia will hold next year in February, but was also seen as a step too far from the White House.
Despite the strains increase, nobody predicted the relationship between Washington and Moscow rupture. Many people believe that the two sides will drift over time, but eventually find a way to "divide" their differences and move on.
"Neither side want an adversarial relationship, which will make the world a more dangerous place," said James, the American University in Washington, School of International Service Dean Goldgeier.
 



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