Civil Unrest

John Brennan

What the Brennan Affair Really Reveals What the Brennan Affair Really Reveals

Valorizing an ex-CIA director and bashing Trump obscures what is truly ominous.

Aug 22, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Russia Sanctions Currency Exchange

Sanction Mania vs. Russia Sanction Mania vs. Russia

For nearly 100 years, Russia has been under US sanctions, often to the detriment of American national security.

Aug 15, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Black Lives Matter antifa protestors

The Dangers of Shunning ‘Bad’ Protesters The Dangers of Shunning ‘Bad’ Protesters

The narratives that painted Black Lives Matter activists as “violent” have turned into legislation that targets black people, leftists, and other marginalized groups. 

Aug 14, 2018 / Erin Corbett and Elizabeth King

Unite the Right 2 Counter Protestor

The Racist Right Retreats Behind Police Lines The Racist Right Retreats Behind Police Lines

This year’s Unite the Right rally was a flop, but participants could still rely on the cops.

Aug 13, 2018 / Brendan O’Connor

Portland Far Right Rally

An Afternoon With Portland’s ‘Multiracial’ Far Right An Afternoon With Portland’s ‘Multiracial’ Far Right

To broaden their appeal, some right-wing groups are ditching overt racism for their version of diversity.

Aug 6, 2018 / Brendan O’Connor

Kem Monovithya

‘The Election Is a Sham’: A Q&A With Cambodian Opposition Leader Kem Monovithya ‘The Election Is a Sham’: A Q&A With Cambodian Opposition Leader Kem Monovithya

Cambodians head to the polls on July 29, but there is no viable opposition left on the ballot.

Jul 26, 2018 / Q&A / Safiya Charles

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 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

nicaragua protests

What Will Become of Nicaragua? What Will Become of Nicaragua?

Civil unrest marks a crucial tipping point in the country’s history of political revolution.

Jun 25, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon

Nicaragua

After 2 Months of Unrest, Nicaragua Is at a Fateful Crossroads After 2 Months of Unrest, Nicaragua Is at a Fateful Crossroads

If there’s no negotiated peace with a return to order, the conflict could spin out of control, bringing the chronic violence and insecurity of the country’s northern neighbors.

Jun 22, 2018 / John Perry

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