China First, Russia Second, America Third: Trump’s Real Foreign Policy China First, Russia Second, America Third: Trump’s Real Foreign Policy
Despite all his talk, the president isn’t prioritizing American interests.
Feb 14, 2017 / Michael T. Klare
Edward Jay Epstein’s Alternative Facts Edward Jay Epstein’s Alternative Facts
A new book suggests Snowden may have been a spy, but what it reveals is its author’s own duplicity.
Feb 14, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Sue Halpern
Trump Takes a Running Whack at the Liberal Interventionists Trump Takes a Running Whack at the Liberal Interventionists
He’s erratic and he’s no progressive, but at least he’s challenging the high priests of the foreign-policy establishment.
Feb 10, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence
Ukraine Revisited Ukraine Revisited
From the beginning of the crisis more than three years ago, false (or half-true) narratives have dominated US media accounts and policymaking.
Feb 8, 2017 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
Letters From the February 20, 2017, Issue Letters From the February 20, 2017, Issue
Cold war, hot takes… Peace as realpolitik… High note … The gratitude cure…
Feb 2, 2017 / Letters / Our Readers
The Friends and Foes of Détente The Friends and Foes of Détente
The January 28 phone conversation between Presidents Trump and Putin signified their quest for a new détente, and its enemies quickly struck back.
Feb 1, 2017 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
Russians Don’t Want to Live in the Middle Ages Russians Don’t Want to Live in the Middle Ages
By reducing the penalty for domestic violence, the Duma yet again failed to heed the voices of citizens and experts.
Feb 1, 2017 / Blog / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
The Liberal, Postwar ‘Order’ Is Dying—and That’s a Good Thing The Liberal, Postwar ‘Order’ Is Dying—and That’s a Good Thing
Decades of unchallenged pre-eminence have left Americans fearful of change but also greatly in need of it.
Jan 25, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence
The #Resistance and Russia The #Resistance and Russia
Is the effort to delegitimize Trump by linking him to Putin’s Russia a wise basis on which to oppose the Trump administration?
Jan 25, 2017 / James Carden
Incessant Kremlin-Baiting of President Trump Is a Threat to US National Security Incessant Kremlin-Baiting of President Trump Is a Threat to US National Security
Allegations that the president is a “puppet of Putin” could prevent him from making decisions in America’s best interests.
Jan 25, 2017 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen