Congress Has Removed a Ban on Funding Neo-Nazis From Its Year-End Spending Bill Congress Has Removed a Ban on Funding Neo-Nazis From Its Year-End Spending Bill
Under pressure from the Pentagon, Congress has stripped the spending bill of an amendment that prevented funds from falling into the hands of Ukrainian neo-fascist groups.
Jan 14, 2016 / James Carden
The New US-Russian Cold War Originated in the 1990s The New US-Russian Cold War Originated in the 1990s
Today it threatens to destroy Ukraine, undermine the European Union, and result in nuclear war.
Jan 13, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
Letters From the January 25–February 1, 2016, Issue Letters From the January 25–February 1, 2016, Issue
Nader haters and lovers… ties that unbind… cold war, hot debate… exchange with Tim Shorrock (web-only)…
Jan 7, 2016 / Letters / Our Readers and Tim Shorrock
World Disorder in the New Year World Disorder in the New Year
Civil, terrorist, and trade wars are now destabilizing the international order, abetted by the US-Russian Cold War.
Jan 6, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
Uncle Sam Got a Shiny New Propaganda Bullhorn for Christmas Uncle Sam Got a Shiny New Propaganda Bullhorn for Christmas
A new partnership is turning Radio Free Europe into an anti-Russia propaganda machine.
Jan 6, 2016 / James Carden
December 28, 1973: Alexsander Solzhenitsyn’s ‘Gulag Archipelago’ is Published December 28, 1973: Alexsander Solzhenitsyn’s ‘Gulag Archipelago’ is Published
“The duty is not only to memorialize the fallen, it is also to confront the living.”
Dec 28, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner
December 26, 1991: The Soviet Union Dissolves December 26, 1991: The Soviet Union Dissolves
“However cruelly it developed, the union of peoples from Minsk to Vladivostok had the potential to improve the lives and realize the dreams of millions.”
Dec 26, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner
The Post-1991 World Order Is Crumbling—When Will the US Adjust? The Post-1991 World Order Is Crumbling—When Will the US Adjust?
Despite transformational events from Ukraine and the European Union to the Middle East, Washington refuses to re-think anything.
Dec 23, 2015 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
When the Berlin Wall Fell, Bernie Sanders Didn’t Respond Like Other Politicians When the Berlin Wall Fell, Bernie Sanders Didn’t Respond Like Other Politicians
Instead of heralding “the end of history,” Sanders called on Americans to take the revolutions of 1989 as a model.
Dec 22, 2015 / Back Issues / Richard Kreitner
A Vigorous Foreign-Policy Debate Between Clinton and Sanders A Vigorous Foreign-Policy Debate Between Clinton and Sanders
A long-overdue debate has opened.
Dec 22, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel