Russia

Trump and Putin Billboard

Trump as New Cold War Heretic Trump as New Cold War Heretic

The president has broken with the nearly 20-year orthodoxy of blaming Russia alone for today’s post-Soviet confrontations.

Jul 18, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Trump and Putin Football

The Trump-Putin Summit: From Rivals to Confederates? The Trump-Putin Summit: From Rivals to Confederates?

We may be seeing the centralization of world power in the hands of two nuclear-armed megalomaniacs.

Jul 17, 2018 / Michael T. Klare

Trump and Putin at G20

Summitgate and the Campaign vs. ‘Peace’ Summitgate and the Campaign vs. ‘Peace’

Not surprisingly, Trump’s meetings with NATO and Putin are being portrayed as ominous events by Russiagaters.

Jul 11, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Common Ground: For Secure Elections and True National Security

Common Ground: For Secure Elections and True National Security Common Ground: For Secure Elections and True National Security

An open letter by Gloria Steinem, Noam Chomsky, John Dean, Governor Bill Richardson, Walter Mosley, Michael Moore, Valerie Plame, and others.

Jul 11, 2018 / The Nation

Mohamed Salah

Mohamed Salah Cannot Be Apolitical Mohamed Salah Cannot Be Apolitical

The international retirement of the Egyptian soccer superstar would be devastating but unsurprising.

Jun 29, 2018 / Andrew Tan-Delli Cicchi and Dave Zirin

Trump Putin G20

Who’s Afraid of a Trump-Putin Summit? Who’s Afraid of a Trump-Putin Summit?

If it actually occurs, never in the 75-year history of such US-Russian meetings will an American president have had so much opposition and so little support at home.

Jun 27, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Russia soccer fans

FIFA’s Weak Attempts to Fight Racism Are on Display at the World Cup in Russia FIFA’s Weak Attempts to Fight Racism Are on Display at the World Cup in Russia

The eviction of “diversity houses” follows a series of racist incidents in the country’s soccer leagues. Will FIFA again do nothing?

Jun 20, 2018 / Andrew Tan-Delli Cicchi and Dave Zirin

Red Square in Moscow

Russiagate’s ‘Core Narrative’ Has Always Lacked Actual Evidence Russiagate’s ‘Core Narrative’ Has Always Lacked Actual Evidence

The unprecedented allegation that the Kremlin “attacked America” and “colluded” with its president in order to elect him is based on two documents devoid of facts or logic.

Jun 20, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Why We Need a Wider Foreign-Policy Debate

Why We Need a Wider Foreign-Policy Debate Why We Need a Wider Foreign-Policy Debate

The establishment consensus has failed. Citizen intervention can change that.

Jun 20, 2018 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Politics of the 2018 World Cup

The Politics of the 2018 World Cup The Politics of the 2018 World Cup

Author and academic Jules Boykoff stops by to talk 2018 World Cup.

Jun 19, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

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