Stephen Cohen: As US Rushes Into New Cold War, Where Is the Debate? Stephen Cohen: As US Rushes Into New Cold War, Where Is the Debate?
As the Obama administration increasingly embraces a Cold War mentality in its dealings with Putin's Russa, Nation contributing editor Stephen Cohen asks, where are the dissent...
Apr 23, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen
Washington’s Secret ‘Cuba Twitter’ Program Is the Same Old Policy of Regime Change Washington’s Secret ‘Cuba Twitter’ Program Is the Same Old Policy of Regime Change
Such covert operations are not sanitized by running them through USAID and wrapping them in the rhetoric of “democracy promotion.”
Apr 23, 2014 / William M. LeoGrande
The NYPD Has Disbanded Its Most Notorious Spy Unit, but Is the Age of Muslim Surveillance Really Over? The NYPD Has Disbanded Its Most Notorious Spy Unit, but Is the Age of Muslim Surveillance Really Over?
Many worry that the architecture of NYPD’s surveillance system remains largely intact.
Apr 23, 2014 / Anna Lekas Miller
Tracking a Marked Population in the US Borderlands Tracking a Marked Population in the US Borderlands
Along the US-Mexico border, the high-powered cameras are pointed at you and the drones are above you.
Apr 23, 2014 / Todd Miller
The Temporary Peace Between Russia and Ukraine Is Built on Sand The Temporary Peace Between Russia and Ukraine Is Built on Sand
“It would be a mistake to think that the diplomats who sat down in Geneva this week control the situation,” says Stephen Cohen.
Apr 21, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen
Why Kidnapping, Torture and Perjury Are No Longer Crimes in Washington Why Kidnapping, Torture and Perjury Are No Longer Crimes in Washington
Unlike the rest of us, members of our national security state exist in what might be called ‘post-legal’ America.
Apr 21, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Hawks on Both Sides Could Upend Ukraine Diplomacy Hawks on Both Sides Could Upend Ukraine Diplomacy
Russia’s foreign minister threatens further intervention as Biden arrives in Kiev.
Apr 21, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
‘American Military, Economic and Political Power Has Been Coming at Russia for Twenty Years’ ‘American Military, Economic and Political Power Has Been Coming at Russia for Twenty Years’
The Nation’s Stephen Cohen theorizes about President Putin’s motivations in Ukraine on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
Apr 18, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen
A Light at the End of the Ukraine Tunnel? A Light at the End of the Ukraine Tunnel?
Diplomacy gains ground, but there’s a long way to go.
Apr 18, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
Stephen Cohen: A New Cold War Is Already Underway Stephen Cohen: A New Cold War Is Already Underway
Nation contributing editor Stephen Cohen appeared on Democracy Now on Thursday, criticizing Obama and NATO for provoking a heightened conflict with Russia over Ukraine.
Apr 17, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen