Kenneth Dekleva is a Professor of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, a Salzburg Global Fellow, and a Senior Fellow, George H.W. Bush Foundation for US-China Relations; he is also a former senior US physician-diplomat, who spent five years posted at US Embassy Moscow. His views presented here are his own and do not reflect the views of the US government, US Dept. of State, or UT Southwestern Medical Center.