Sanction Mania vs. Russia Sanction Mania vs. Russia
For nearly 100 years, Russia has been under US sanctions, often to the detriment of American national security.
Aug 15, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Montenegro and NATO’s Faustian Bargain Montenegro and NATO’s Faustian Bargain
Did Montenegro’s NATO accession increase the collective defense of the West or merely protect a corrupt regime?
Aug 10, 2018 / Gordon N. Bardos
Trump as New Cold War Heretic 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.
Jul 18, 2018 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
The Trump-Putin Summit: From Rivals to Confederates? The Trump-Putin Summit: From Rivals to Confederates?
We may be seeing the centralization of world power in the hands of two nuclear-armed megalomaniacs.
Jul 17, 2018 / Michael T. Klare
It’s Time to Disrupt NATO It’s Time to Disrupt NATO
But not for the reasons Trump gives.
Jul 11, 2018 / Benjamin Schwarz
Summitgate and the Campaign vs. ‘Peace’ Summitgate and the Campaign vs. ‘Peace’
Not surprisingly, Trump’s meetings with NATO and Putin are being portrayed as ominous events by Russiagaters.
Jul 11, 2018 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
Common Ground: For Secure Elections and True National Security Common Ground: For Secure Elections and True National Security
An open letter by Gloria Steinem, Noam Chomsky, John Dean, Governor Bill Richardson, Walter Mosley, Michael Moore, Valerie Plame, and others.
Jul 11, 2018 / The Nation
Who’s Afraid of a Trump-Putin Summit? Who’s Afraid of a Trump-Putin Summit?
If it actually occurs, never in the 75-year history of such US-Russian meetings will an American president have had so much opposition and so little support at home.
Jun 27, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Russiagate’s ‘Core Narrative’ Has Always Lacked Actual Evidence Russiagate’s ‘Core Narrative’ Has Always Lacked Actual Evidence
The unprecedented allegation that the Kremlin “attacked America” and “colluded” with its president in order to elect him is based on two documents devoid of facts or logic.
Jun 20, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
What Caused the United States’ Decline? What Caused the United States’ Decline?
Hint: You don’t have to look far.
Jun 14, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt