Cold-War Casualties From Ukraine and Syria to the New York Times’s ‘Standards’ Cold-War Casualties From Ukraine and Syria to the New York Times’s ‘Standards’
Factional politics may have killed Obama’s proposed détente with Russia and the Minsk peace process in Ukraine, while the Times publishes another gutter article—this one about Paul...
Aug 17, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Phony Populism of Donald Trump The Phony Populism of Donald Trump
Defeating Trump means unapologetically embracing the progressive populism needed to move the country forward.
Aug 16, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Trump Opponents Hint at Sedition While Clinton Partisans Embrace the Neocons Trump Opponents Hint at Sedition While Clinton Partisans Embrace the Neocons
Regardless of who wins, this election has caused national-security experts to discard the traditional allegiances of the Iraq-War era.
Aug 15, 2016 / James Carden
The Myth of Trump’s Alternative Worldview The Myth of Trump’s Alternative Worldview
His foreign policy isn’t an alternative to US empire. It’s a cruder rendition of it.
Aug 10, 2016 / John Feffer
The Circus and This Year’s Presidential Election Have More in Common Than You Think The Circus and This Year’s Presidential Election Have More in Common Than You Think
Elephants, a ringleader who’s a walking Ponzi scheme, and insults flying left and right—welcome to the Greatest Show on Earth.
Aug 9, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt
Obama Expands the ISIS Bombing Campaign to a 4th Country, the Media Barely Notice Obama Expands the ISIS Bombing Campaign to a 4th Country, the Media Barely Notice
What began two years ago as “limited” air strikes in Iraq now includes Syria, Afghanistan, and Libya—all with little public debate.
Aug 5, 2016 / Adam Johnson
Cold War, Détente, Neo-McCarthyism, and Donald Trump Cold War, Détente, Neo-McCarthyism, and Donald Trump
The missing pro-détente argument may now be provoked by Donald Trump but is being suppressed by McCarthy-like attacks on the improbable messenger.
Aug 3, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Even AFRICOM’s Own Commander Admits Its Strategy Is Not Working Even AFRICOM’s Own Commander Admits Its Strategy Is Not Working
It’s not often a general calls out another general. But that’s how bad things have gotten at AFRICOM.
Aug 2, 2016 / Nick Turse
Trump Wants to Stop the New Cold War, but Most of the American Media Just Doesn’t Understand Trump Wants to Stop the New Cold War, but Most of the American Media Just Doesn’t Understand
We should listen to what Trump says about Russia policy instead of Putin-baiting him.
Aug 2, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
We Need a Big Debate About Serious Issues, Not a New Cold War We Need a Big Debate About Serious Issues, Not a New Cold War
In their zeal to defeat Trump, Democrats are getting in the gutter with him—and as a result are on the verge of becoming the Cold War party.
Aug 2, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel