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
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’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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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