Civil Unrest

Putin 2016

Incessant Kremlin-Baiting of President Trump Is a Threat to US National Security Incessant Kremlin-Baiting of President Trump Is a Threat to US National Security

Allegations that the president is a “puppet of Putin” could prevent him from making decisions in America’s best interests.

Jan 25, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Vladimir Putin

The Fight Over a Trump-Putin Détente Begins The Fight Over a Trump-Putin Détente Begins

Events this past week make clear that Trump was serious about changing US policy toward Russia, and the enemies of détente know it. Lessons from the past.

Jan 18, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Istanbul nightclub attack

Istanbul’s Bloody New Year’s Attack Struck at Its Cosmopolitan Heart Istanbul’s Bloody New Year’s Attack Struck at Its Cosmopolitan Heart

The city has seen its best features turned against itself: diversity and accessibility.

Jan 5, 2017 / Anna Lekas Miller

Vladimir Putin

Did Putin Really Launch a ‘Cyber–Pearl Harbor’ Against America? Did Putin Really Launch a ‘Cyber–Pearl Harbor’ Against America?

Hysteria over Russia’s alleged hacking of the 2016 presidential election may make this US-Russian crisis more dangerous than the 1962 Cuban missile crisis.

Jan 4, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Vladimir Putin, 2014.

American Cold Warriors Want to Fight Russia, Not Terrorism American Cold Warriors Want to Fight Russia, Not Terrorism

As terrorists strike again, from Ankara and Berlin to Syria, the US political-media establishment is determined to disqualify Putin as a security partner for President-elect Trump.

Dec 21, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Soldier with American Flag

Progressive Values Don’t Stop at the Water’s Edge Progressive Values Don’t Stop at the Water’s Edge

Our foreign-policy alternative should be based on people’s actual concerns, not the made-up “crises” Washington think tanks cook up.

Dec 21, 2016 / Feature / Stephen Miles

The Importance of Diplomacy in a World of Multiple Power Centers

The Importance of Diplomacy in a World of Multiple Power Centers The Importance of Diplomacy in a World of Multiple Power Centers

None of the major powers have the capacity to overrule the others, but each has the ability to frustrate the designs of rivals.

Dec 21, 2016 / Feature / Michael T. Klare

Santa in Caracas

Christmas in Caracas? Worse Than the Grinch! Christmas in Caracas? Worse Than the Grinch!

Amid today’s crisis, what is salvageable from the Bolivarian Revolution? A conversation with Alejandro Velasco.

Dec 16, 2016 / Greg Grandin

J. Edgar Hoover

Neo-McCarthyism and the New Cold War Neo-McCarthyism and the New Cold War

The preceding Cold War generated a prolonged slurring and suppression of dissenting American voices, and it may be happening again.

Dec 7, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Ukrainian Far Right

The Ukrainian Far Right—and the Danger It Poses The Ukrainian Far Right—and the Danger It Poses

With violence and intimidation, neo-Nazis and other far-right groups are influencing the country’s domestic and foreign policy.

Dec 5, 2016 / Lev Golinkin

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