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April 26, 2017
Mounting Incitements to War With Russia
Villainizing the Kremlin—without much evidence—for crises from Washington and Europe to Syria, Ukraine, and Afghanistan is increasing the possibility of a US-Russian war.
Stephen F. Cohen
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March 8, 2017
The ‘Fog of Suspicion’ and of Worsening Cold War
As the neo-McCarthyite search for Americans with Russian “contacts” spreads, the new Cold War is increasingly fraught with possibilities of hot war.
Stephen F. Cohen
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February 21, 2017
McCain Talks Tough as the War in Ukraine Continues Without End
John McCain and Lindsey Graham have been urging Ukrainian soldiers to break the Minsk cease-fire agreement.
James Carden
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February 10, 2017
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.
Patrick Lawrence
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February 8, 2017
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.
Stephen F. Cohen
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December 15, 2016
Cold War Hysteria vs. US National Security
Allegations that Putin “stole” the election for Trump further prevent the urgent discussion needed to cope with grave new Cold War dangers.
Stephen F. Cohen
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December 5, 2016
The Ukrainian Far Right—and the Danger It Poses
With violence and intimidation, neo-Nazis and other far-right groups are influencing the country’s domestic and foreign policy.
Lev Golinkin
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November 30, 2016
False Narratives, Not ‘Fake News,’ Are the Real Cold-War Problem
Any détente initiatives by President-elect Trump must break with spurious US accounts of the new Cold War.
Stephen F. Cohen
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October 19, 2016
Did the White House Declare War on Russia?
Vice President Biden announces a forthcoming covert strike against Russian president Putin and Moscow calls it a “declaration of war.”
Stephen F. Cohen
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September 28, 2016
More Squandered Opportunities to Deal With the New Cold War
The enemies of détente with Russia sabotaged Obama’s proposed alliance with Russia in Syria while the American presidential debate ignored all the perilous issues inherent in the Cold War.
Stephen F. Cohen