Why the US-Cuba Deal Really Is a Victory for the Cuban Revolution Why the US-Cuba Deal Really Is a Victory for the Cuban Revolution
The left should recall and applaud the long resistance of tiny Cuba to the northern Goliath.
Dec 17, 2014 / Tom Hayden
China’s New Silk Road China’s New Silk Road
The new route could be China’s first breakthrough in a trans-continental trade revolution.
Dec 16, 2014 / Pepe Escobar
‘What We’re Witnessing Is the Transformation of Vladimir Putin as Leader of Russia’ ‘What We’re Witnessing Is the Transformation of Vladimir Putin as Leader of Russia’
Stephen Cohen reflects on Putin’s “State of Russia” address.
Dec 11, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen
Chilean Activists Change the Rules of the Game Chilean Activists Change the Rules of the Game
Graduating from protesters to politicians, Chile’s student leaders achieved the legislative wins that have eluded their Occupy counterparts.
Dec 10, 2014 / Sebastian Rosemont and Foreign Policy In Focus
The Most Dangerous Time in Russian-US Relations Since the Cuban Missile Crisis The Most Dangerous Time in Russian-US Relations Since the Cuban Missile Crisis
The people who deny that we’re in a new Cold War are the people who got us into it in the first place.
Dec 5, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen
Stephen Cohen: A ‘United’ Ukraine Is Really a Divided Ukraine Stephen Cohen: A ‘United’ Ukraine Is Really a Divided Ukraine
The only way to claim Ukraine “united” is to have given up on a full quarter of the country.
Dec 4, 2014 / The Nation
Washington Just Lost a Client State in West Africa. What Happens Now? Washington Just Lost a Client State in West Africa. What Happens Now?
With a US-trained military officer now running Burkina Faso, will Washington press for a democratic transition or legitimize a military coup?
Nov 7, 2014 / Sam Badger, Giorgio Cafiero, and Foreign Policy In Focus
Who Is the Donetsk People’s Republic’s New Leader? Who Is the Donetsk People’s Republic’s New Leader?
The Kremlin is not in complete control of the Donbass.
Nov 5, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen
Terror, Repression and Diaspora: The Baby Doc Legacy in Haiti Terror, Repression and Diaspora: The Baby Doc Legacy in Haiti
The country's late dictator leaves behind a 1-million-strong diaspora unlikely to ever return home.
Oct 23, 2014 / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus
On the Reappearance of Kim Jong-un On the Reappearance of Kim Jong-un
At last there was a glimpse of Kim. And he looked fit, though still not slim. For some, the sight of Kim was grim: They’d hoped they’d seen the back of him.
Oct 22, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin