Cold War

Kiev Protest

Did the Violent Protests in Kiev Mark the Beginning of the End of the ‘Maidan Revolution’? Did the Violent Protests in Kiev Mark the Beginning of the End of the ‘Maidan Revolution’?

As well as Washington’s ‘Ukrainian project’?

Sep 2, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

Students Protest BLM

What a Band of 20th-Century Alabama Communists Can Teach Black Lives Matter and the Offspring of Occupy What a Band of 20th-Century Alabama Communists Can Teach Black Lives Matter and the Offspring of Occupy

On the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking history, Hammer and Hoe, author Robin D.G. Kelley discusses the lessons Alabama’s forgotten black communists can offer today’s activis...

Aug 31, 2015 / Sarah Jaffe

Germany France Ukraine

Berlin and Paris Versus Kiev Berlin and Paris Versus Kiev

And Henry Kissinger versus US orthodoxy on Ukraine; and Putin versus Stalin on Russia’s past.

Aug 26, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

Senator Mitch McConnell

The Danger of ‘Foreign Policy by Bumper Sticker’ The Danger of ‘Foreign Policy by Bumper Sticker’

The GOP’s paranoia and hubris promises yet another self-inflicted foreign policy disaster.

Aug 25, 2015 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Ukrainian flag

Is the US-Backed Kiev Regime Preparing an All-Out Military Assault on the Rebel Donbass Province? Is the US-Backed Kiev Regime Preparing an All-Out Military Assault on the Rebel Donbass Province?

If so, the risk grows of provoking a US–Russian war in Ukraine.

Aug 19, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

John Kerry, Havana

Our Man in Havana: John Kerry Begins a New Era Our Man in Havana: John Kerry Begins a New Era

The most significant and contentious issue remains the US embargo.

Aug 17, 2015 / Peter Kornbluh

Military Exercise in Ukraine

Is the United States Sliding Into War in Ukraine—as It Did in Vietnam? Is the United States Sliding Into War in Ukraine—as It Did in Vietnam?

And a tribute to Robert Conquest.

Aug 12, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

US Marine

Where Did the Antiwar Movement Go? Where Did the Antiwar Movement Go?

During Vietnam, it felt like the war sat right on America’s doorstep. Today, we’ve largely disengaged from the terror our military commits.

Aug 11, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt

Is US Policy Toward Russia and Ukraine Falling Apart?

Is US Policy Toward Russia and Ukraine Falling Apart? Is US Policy Toward Russia and Ukraine Falling Apart?

Growing signs that Europe is no longer united in following DC’s hawkish policies.

Aug 5, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

Ukrainian national flag

Will France and Other European Countries Break With the US on the Ukrainian Crisis? Will France and Other European Countries Break With the US on the Ukrainian Crisis?

Or could we see a thaw in US–Russian relations?

Jul 29, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

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