The Pentagon’s Real Strategy The Pentagon’s Real Strategy
Victory is assured on the military’s main battlefield—Washington.
Jun 16, 2016 / Andrew Cockburn
US Refusal to Cooperate With Russia Against International Terrorism May Be the Worst Casualty of the New Cold War US Refusal to Cooperate With Russia Against International Terrorism May Be the Worst Casualty of the New Cold War
While NATO continues its provocative buildup on Russia’s borders, Washington continues to reject Moscow’s proposals to cooperate against terrorism from Syria to homeland security.
Jun 15, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
It’s Time to Get Serious About Climate Change. Seriously. It’s Time to Get Serious About Climate Change. Seriously.
Our dysfunctional political system is now a threat to the existence of all mankind.
Jun 13, 2016 / Noam Chomsky
Will the Democratic Platform Committee Go to War Over Israel? Will the Democratic Platform Committee Go to War Over Israel?
Clinton’s and Sanders’s appointees are sharply divided, so there’s sure to be a fracas—one that represents growing divisions among Democrats.
Jun 10, 2016 / Ali Gharib
War With Russia Without Public Debate? War With Russia Without Public Debate?
NATO is continuing its military buildup and “exercises” on Russia’s borders, Moscow is taking “counter-measures,” while the US mainstream media remains silent.
Jun 9, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Problem With Hillary Clinton’s Attack on Trump’s Foreign Policy Is… Hillary Clinton The Problem With Hillary Clinton’s Attack on Trump’s Foreign Policy Is… Hillary Clinton
Yes, Trump has a record of odious, irresponsible pronouncements. But Clinton has a lousy record.
Jun 3, 2016 / James Carden
Stalin Resurgent, Again Stalin Resurgent, Again
Russia has long been deeply divided over Stalin’s role in history, with pro-Stalin sentiments surging in times of domestic hardships or perceptions of foreign threats.
Jun 1, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Obama’s Powerful Call to ‘Make War Less Likely and Cruelty Less Easily Accepted’ Obama’s Powerful Call to ‘Make War Less Likely and Cruelty Less Easily Accepted’
Speaking in Hiroshima, the president channels Eisenhower’s urging to take “the chance for a just peace for all peoples.”
May 27, 2016 / John Nichols
Beyond Cold War to Mobilization for War Against Russia? Beyond Cold War to Mobilization for War Against Russia?
The large-scale US-NATO amassing of military force on Russia’s Western borders, NATO’s “Eastern Front,” is unprecedented and creates the impression of preparation for actual war.
May 25, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
When Donald Trump Says His Foreign Policy Is ‘America First’—What Exactly Does He Mean? When Donald Trump Says His Foreign Policy Is ‘America First’—What Exactly Does He Mean?
Four experts consider how exactly Trump might go about making America great again.
May 24, 2016 / Sherle R. Schwenninger, Heather Hurlburt, Stephen Kinzer, and Juan Cole