Trump’s Withdrawals From Afghanistan and Syria Are Hardly ‘A Gift to Putin’ Trump’s Withdrawals From Afghanistan and Syria Are Hardly ‘A Gift to Putin’
Why would Moscow want to fight terrorists without the US? It doesn’t.
Jan 30, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Stephen F. Cohen and Dan Rather in Conversation With Katrina vanden Heuvel Stephen F. Cohen and Dan Rather in Conversation With Katrina vanden Heuvel
At 92Y, Cohen argues that our new Cold War with Russia is even more dangerous than the first one, and that Russiagate is only exacerbating the problem.
Jan 28, 2019 / The Nation
The End of Russia’s ‘Democratic Illusions’ About America The End of Russia’s ‘Democratic Illusions’ About America
How Russiagate has impacted a vital struggle in Russia.
Jan 23, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Needed: A Clear Foreign Policy of Progressive Realism Needed: A Clear Foreign Policy of Progressive Realism
Democrats have the opportunity to define this positive policy, not simply react to Trump’s provocations.
Jan 22, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Is Russia Solely to Blame for Violations of the INF Treaty? Is Russia Solely to Blame for Violations of the INF Treaty?
The New York Times says so, but this MIT professor emeritus says there’s more to the story.
Jan 17, 2019 / Theodore A. Postol
Anti-Trump Frenzy Threatens to End Superpower Diplomacy Anti-Trump Frenzy Threatens to End Superpower Diplomacy
Baseless Russiagate allegations continue to risk war with Russia.
Jan 16, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Here’s How Democratic Presidential Contenders Should (Not) Talk About Russia Here’s How Democratic Presidential Contenders Should (Not) Talk About Russia
Candidates gearing up for 2020 may be blazing new trails on domestic issues, but when it comes to engagement with Russia, they haven’t moved beyond the counterproductive status quo...
Jan 16, 2019 / David S. Foglesong
The Manafort Revelation Is Not a Smoking Gun The Manafort Revelation Is Not a Smoking Gun
Proponents of the Trump-Russia collusion theory wildly overstate their case, again.
Jan 11, 2019 / Aaron Maté
What Trump’s Syrian Withdrawal Really Reveals What Trump’s Syrian Withdrawal Really Reveals
A wise decision is greeted by denunciations, obstructionism, imperial thinking, and more Russia-bashing.
Jan 9, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
New Studies Show Pundits Are Wrong About Russian Social-Media Involvement in US Politics New Studies Show Pundits Are Wrong About Russian Social-Media Involvement in US Politics
Far from being a sophisticated propaganda campaign, it was small, amateurish, and mostly unrelated to the 2016 election.
Dec 28, 2018 / Aaron Maté