Nuclear Arms and Proliferation

Trump and Kim in Vietnam

The Trump-Kim Talks Ended Abruptly—but Negotiations Will Continue The Trump-Kim Talks Ended Abruptly—but Negotiations Will Continue

There was no historic agreement, but even the hawk Mike Pompeo admitted the two sides made “real progress.”

Feb 28, 2019 / Tim Shorrock and Kathleen Ok-soo Richards

Korea Talks

Why Are Democrats Trying to Torpedo the Korea Peace Talks? Why Are Democrats Trying to Torpedo the Korea Peace Talks?

There is a growing split between liberal US politicians and South Korean progressives on the peace process.

Feb 22, 2019 / Tim Shorrock

Nuclear missiles

The World’s Most Dangerous Nuclear Weapon Just Rolled Off the Assembly Line The World’s Most Dangerous Nuclear Weapon Just Rolled Off the Assembly Line

With the creation of a new “mini-nuke” warhead, the US is making nuclear war all the more probable.

Feb 12, 2019 / James Carroll

Trump Is Launching a New, Terrifying Arms Race

Trump Is Launching a New, Terrifying Arms Race Trump Is Launching a New, Terrifying Arms Race

Withdrawing from the INF Treaty will take us into dangerous territory not visited since the Cold War.

Feb 8, 2019 / Michael T. Klare

Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin

Trump’s Withdrawals From Afghanistan and Syria Are Hardly ‘A Gift to Putin’ Trump’s Withdrawals From Afghanistan and Syria Are Hardly ‘A Gift to Putin’

Why would Moscow want to fight terrorists without the US? It doesn’t.

Jan 30, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Stephen F. Cohen and Dan Rather in Conversation With Katrina vanden Heuvel

Stephen F. Cohen and Dan Rather in Conversation With Katrina vanden Heuvel Stephen F. Cohen and Dan Rather in Conversation With Katrina vanden Heuvel

At 92Y, Cohen argues that our new Cold War with Russia is even more dangerous than the first one, and that Russiagate is only exacerbating the problem.

Jan 28, 2019 / The Nation

US-Korea Talks

US-North Korea Talks Are Moving Decisively to the Diplomatic Phase US-North Korea Talks Are Moving Decisively to the Diplomatic Phase

Despite the progress, pundits and leading Democrats still complain.

Jan 23, 2019 / Tim Shorrock

Trump at Hangar Rally

Needed: A Clear Foreign Policy of Progressive Realism Needed: A Clear Foreign Policy of Progressive Realism

Democrats have the opportunity to define this positive policy, not simply react to Trump’s provocations.

Jan 22, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Nagasaki bomb

The Forgotten Lessons of Nagasaki The Forgotten Lessons of Nagasaki

Seventy-four years after an atom bomb destroyed the Japanese city, survivors hold on to its tragic memory.

Jan 17, 2019 / Susan Southard

Trump and Putin at G20

Anti-Trump Frenzy Threatens to End Superpower Diplomacy Anti-Trump Frenzy Threatens to End Superpower Diplomacy

Baseless Russiagate allegations continue to risk war with Russia.

Jan 16, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

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