Foreign Policy

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

Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s Strategy? Destroy the International Community in Order to Save It. Donald Trump’s Strategy? Destroy the International Community in Order to Save It.

The new president has a wrecking ball, and “internationalism” is written all over it.

Jan 24, 2017 / John Feffer

Turkey President Erdogan

A Match Made in Hell: The Budding Bromance of Trump and Erdogan A Match Made in Hell: The Budding Bromance of Trump and Erdogan

Can two power-hungry egomaniacs forge a lasting alliance? Much depends on an extradition request, and whether Trump will continue the alliance with Syria’s Kurds.

Jan 24, 2017 / Anna Lekas Miller

This Is How the New Cold War Turns Hot

This Is How the New Cold War Turns Hot This Is How the New Cold War Turns Hot

American journalists keep saying Alexander Dugin is Putin’s ideological adviser. One problem: He's not.

Jan 24, 2017 / Jeffrey Sommers

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

Donald Trump Will Violate the Constitution on Day One

Donald Trump Will Violate the Constitution on Day One Donald Trump Will Violate the Constitution on Day One

By refusing to sell his business, he's opening his administration up to foreign influence.

Jan 18, 2017 / Feature / Zephyr Teachout

Chelsea Manning Photo

Chelsea Manning Will Be Free! Chelsea Manning Will Be Free!

How Obama came to commute Manning’s sentence, and what her leaks revealed about America.

Jan 17, 2017 / Greg Grandin and Chase Madar

Two Russian civilians walking past a cash office in Moscow

It’s Not Too Late for an Honest Russian-American Dialogue It’s Not Too Late for an Honest Russian-American Dialogue

People from both countries must return to the simple idea of discussing our problems—and our solutions—openly with each other.

Jan 17, 2017 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

Donald Trump

These 4 Foreign Policy Crises Are Primed to Explode Under President Trump These 4 Foreign Policy Crises Are Primed to Explode Under President Trump

The question is not if an international conflict will escalate, but when.

Jan 17, 2017 / Michael T. Klare

Kirsten Gillibrand Just Gave a Principled Defense of Civilian Control of the Military

Kirsten Gillibrand Just Gave a Principled Defense of Civilian Control of the Military Kirsten Gillibrand Just Gave a Principled Defense of Civilian Control of the Military

The senator raised practical and historic objections to granting a waiver for a recently retired general to serve as Trump’s defense secretary.

Jan 13, 2017 / John Nichols

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