Stephen F. Cohen

Contributing Editor

Stephen F. Cohen is professor emeritus of Russian studies, history, and politics at New York University and Princeton University. A Nation contributing editor, his recent book, Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives: From Stalinism to the New Cold War, is available in paperback from Columbia University Press.

ElectionsOctober 31, 2018

Who’s Really ‘Undermining’ American Democracy?

Allegations that Russia is still “attacking” US elections, now again in November, could delegitimize our democratic institutions.

Stephen F. Cohen
Foreign PolicyOctober 24, 2018

The Abolition of Nuclear Abolitionism?

President Trump’s withdrawal from the INF Treaty nullifies a historic precedent.

Stephen F. Cohen
Foreign PolicyOctober 17, 2018

Inconvenient Thoughts on Cold War and Other News

Intelligence agencies, Nikki Haley, sanctions, and public opinion.

Stephen F. Cohen
Foreign PolicyOctober 3, 2018

More Cold War Extremism and Crises

Overshadowed by the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, US-Russian relations grow ever more perilous.

Stephen F. Cohen
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Foreign PolicySeptember 20, 2018

Who Putin Is Not

Falsely demonizing Russia’s leader has made the new Cold War even more dangerous.

Stephen F. Cohen
Foreign PolicyAugust 29, 2018

‘Vital’ US Moles in the Kremlin Go Missing!

According to New York Times intel leakers, “informants close to” Putin have “gone silent.” What can it all mean?

Stephen F. Cohen
Foreign PolicyAugust 22, 2018

What the Brennan Affair Really Reveals

Valorizing an ex-CIA director and bashing Trump obscures what is truly ominous.

Stephen F. Cohen
Foreign PolicyAugust 15, 2018

Sanction Mania vs. Russia

For nearly 100 years, Russia has been under US sanctions, often to the detriment of American national security.

Stephen F. Cohen
Foreign PolicyJuly 18, 2018

Trump as New Cold War Heretic

The president has broken with the nearly 20-year orthodoxy of blaming Russia alone for today’s post-Soviet confrontations.

Stephen F. Cohen
Foreign PolicyJuly 11, 2018

Summitgate and the Campaign vs. ‘Peace’

Not surprisingly, Trump’s meetings with NATO and Putin are being portrayed as ominous events by Russiagaters.

Stephen F. Cohen

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Stephen F. Cohen

Contributing Editor

ElectionsOctober 31, 2018

Allegations that Russia is still “attacking” US elections, now again in November, could delegitimize our democratic institutions.

Foreign PolicyOctober 24, 2018

President Trump’s withdrawal from the INF Treaty nullifies a historic precedent.

Foreign PolicyOctober 17, 2018

Intelligence agencies, Nikki Haley, sanctions, and public opinion.

Foreign PolicyOctober 3, 2018

Overshadowed by the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, US-Russian relations grow ever more perilous.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

Foreign PolicySeptember 20, 2018

Falsely demonizing Russia’s leader has made the new Cold War even more dangerous.

Foreign PolicyAugust 29, 2018

According to New York Times intel leakers, “informants close to” Putin have “gone silent.” What can it all mean?

Foreign PolicyAugust 22, 2018

Valorizing an ex-CIA director and bashing Trump obscures what is truly ominous.

Foreign PolicyAugust 15, 2018

For nearly 100 years, Russia has been under US sanctions, often to the detriment of American national security.

Foreign PolicyJuly 18, 2018

The president has broken with the nearly 20-year orthodoxy of blaming Russia alone for today’s post-Soviet confrontations.

Foreign PolicyJuly 11, 2018

Not surprisingly, Trump’s meetings with NATO and Putin are being portrayed as ominous events by Russiagaters.