Mueller’s Own Mysteries Mueller’s Own Mysteries
Little-noted aspects of the first volume of the Mueller report.
May 1, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Will the Mueller Report Make the New Cold War Even Worse? Will the Mueller Report Make the New Cold War Even Worse?
How the long-anticipated report addresses—or ignores—Russiagate allegations will be vital for US-Russian relations.
Apr 17, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Fictitious ‘Russian Attack’ vs. the Real Imperative to ‘Cooperate With Russia’ The Fictitious ‘Russian Attack’ vs. the Real Imperative to ‘Cooperate With Russia’
The Kremlin did not “attack America” in 2016, but the myth could lead to war between the nuclear superpowers.
Apr 3, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Real Costs of Russiagate The Real Costs of Russiagate
Its perpetrators, not Putin or Trump, “attacked American democracy.”
Mar 27, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
It Is Long Past Time for a National Reckoning With the Catastrophic Costs of Endless War It Is Long Past Time for a National Reckoning With the Catastrophic Costs of Endless War
We need space for real dissent from the views of a foreign policy establishment that has so clearly failed us.
Mar 26, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Cold War Ides of March The Cold War Ides of March
US Cold Warriors escalate toward actual war with Russia.
Mar 20, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
White Supremacy Is Bigger Than 8Chan White Supremacy Is Bigger Than 8Chan
Blaming the Internet alone for racist mass shootings is a naive delusion.
Mar 15, 2019 / Brendan O’Connor
Even a Vacuous Mueller Report Won’t End ‘Russiagate’ Even a Vacuous Mueller Report Won’t End ‘Russiagate’
Too many reputations and other interests are vested in the legend for it to vanish from American politics anytime soon.
Mar 14, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Long History of US-Russian ‘Meddling’ The Long History of US-Russian ‘Meddling’
The two governments have repeatedly interfered in each other’s domestic politics during the past 100 years—and it’s not all bad.
Mar 6, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Progressives Are Starting to Define a New Realism for Our National-Security Strategy Progressives Are Starting to Define a New Realism for Our National-Security Strategy
The weakest response of Democrats to Trump would be to defend the old foreign-policy consensus.
Mar 5, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel