Covert Ops

US NATO Ukraine

The New Cold War Is Already More Dangerous Than Was Its Predecessor The New Cold War Is Already More Dangerous Than Was Its Predecessor

Today’s American-Russian confrontation is developing in unprecedented ways—and the US political-media establishment seems not to care.

Oct 11, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Warner Burr

Democrats and Republicans in Congress Agree: Russia Did It Democrats and Republicans in Congress Agree: Russia Did It

Senators Burr and Warner and Representative Schiff say the intelligence community’s assessment got it right.

Oct 5, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

Red Square in Moscow

Do Liberal Democrats Want War With Russia? Do Liberal Democrats Want War With Russia?

“Russiagate” is abetting the possibility of direct military conflict with Moscow, and liberals, once opponents of such politics, are promoting it.

Sep 27, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Facebook Russiagate

Are Russia’s ‘Friends’ Hiding in Your Facebook Feed? Are Russia’s ‘Friends’ Hiding in Your Facebook Feed?

How Russian trolls tried to organize anti-immigrant rallies, and more.

Sep 27, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

Harvard University Security Patrol

In the Manning Affair, Harvard Once Again Demonstrates Its ‘Liberal’ Values In the Manning Affair, Harvard Once Again Demonstrates Its ‘Liberal’ Values

This year, the university dumps Manning and Michelle Jones. In the 1960s, it honored Vietnam War architect—and admitted war criminal—Robert McNamara.

Sep 22, 2017 / John Nichols

Putin at desk

Will Russia Leave the West? Will Russia Leave the West?

The new Cold War could drive the planet’s largest country, long anchored politically in both geopolitical worlds, eastward to stay.

Sep 13, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Putin at desk

Does Putin Really Want to ‘Destabilize the West’? Does Putin Really Want to ‘Destabilize the West’?

Just as there is no forensic evidence of a Kremlin “attack on our democracy” in 2016, there is no political logic for Putin’s alleged motives.

Sep 6, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Sean Hannity on Fox News

Seth Rich, Conspiracy Theorists, and Russiagate ‘Truthers’ Seth Rich, Conspiracy Theorists, and Russiagate ‘Truthers’

The murder of a DNC staffer has been shamelessly manipulated by Fox News, WikiLeaks—and possibly the White House.

Aug 25, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

Navy Drone

Growing Up With Big Brother Growing Up With Big Brother

A historian tracks half a century of evolving state surveillance.

Aug 24, 2017 / Alfred McCoy

Gorbachev Reagan Bush

The Lost Alternatives of Mikhail Gorbachev The Lost Alternatives of Mikhail Gorbachev

Thirty years ago, the last Soviet leader gave the world the possibilities of a democratic Russia and (with Ronald Reagan) an end to Cold War and nuclear arms races. Today, it is as...

Aug 24, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

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