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The End of the World Has Always Been Just Around the Corner The End of the World Has Always Been Just Around the Corner
We've been predicting the world's final days from the very beginning—it now just seems closer than ever before.
Mar 28, 2023 / Tom Engelhardt
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Now Is Not the Time to Playact Nuclear War Now Is Not the Time to Playact Nuclear War
NATO and Russia are both choosing this fraught moment to hold nuclear exercises.
Oct 18, 2022 / Matt Bivens
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The Cuban Missile Crisis Was 60 Years Ago, but It’s Urgently Relevant Today The Cuban Missile Crisis Was 60 Years Ago, but It’s Urgently Relevant Today
That pivotal moment proves that de-escalation and diplomacy can prevail.
Oct 11, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Welcome to the Second Nuclear Age Welcome to the Second Nuclear Age
My advice from the last time around: Duck and cover!
Apr 26, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt
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Independent American and Russian Women Call for Peace Independent American and Russian Women Call for Peace
Every voice has meaning.
Feb 15, 2022 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
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JFK, Bob Dylan, and the Death of the American Dream JFK, Bob Dylan, and the Death of the American Dream
How Dylan’s new song, “Murder Most Foul,” speaks to my generation and pierces our collective soul.
Apr 13, 2020 / Tim Shorrock
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Inconvenient Truths Inconvenient Truths
Alarming things we have learned under Trump, but not always about him.
Nov 6, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
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Unasked Questions About US-Ukrainian Relations Unasked Questions About US-Ukrainian Relations
Is US national security being trumped by loathing for Trump?
Oct 3, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
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Russiagate Zealotry Continues to Endanger American National Security Russiagate Zealotry Continues to Endanger American National Security
If Venezuela becomes a Cuban Missile–like Crisis, will Trump be free to resolve it peacefully?
May 8, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
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Who Is Responsible for the New US-Russian Cold War? Who Is Responsible for the New US-Russian Cold War?
A discussion of the Stephen F. Cohen–Michael McFaul debate.
May 16, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen