Vladimir Putin

The Obama Administration Has Just Recklessly Escalated Its Military Confrontation With Russia

The Obama Administration Has Just Recklessly Escalated Its Military Confrontation With Russia The Obama Administration Has Just Recklessly Escalated Its Military Confrontation With Russia

The Pentagon’s announcement that it will quadruple US-NATO military forces in countries on or near Russia’s borders pushes the new Cold War toward actual war, possibly even a nucle...

Feb 3, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

The Cold Warriors Strike Back

The Cold Warriors Strike Back The Cold Warriors Strike Back

In Washington, London, Turkey, Kiev, and even Moscow, opponents of a possible US–Russian détente on Ukraine and Syria demonstrate again their power to thwart the process of negotia...

Jan 27, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Russian officials.

The Secret Diplomacy That Could End the East-West Confrontation Over Ukraine The Secret Diplomacy That Could End the East-West Confrontation Over Ukraine

Though scarcely reported in the US media, all leaders involved in the epicenter of the new Cold War have launched a concerted campaign to end the Ukrainian civil (and US-Russian pr...

Jan 20, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and US Secretary of State John Kerry

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

Ukrainian national flag

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

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Russian officials.

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

The Post-1991 World Order Is Crumbling—When Will the US Adjust?

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

Kerry’s Mission to Moscow

Kerry’s Mission to Moscow Kerry’s Mission to Moscow

After meeting with Putin, the secretary of state calls for a new US-Russian partnership—but can he enact it?

Dec 16, 2015 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

The New Nuclear Arms Race

The New Nuclear Arms Race The New Nuclear Arms Race

Former Clinton Defense Secretary offers dire warning. 

Dec 15, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Ukrainian Crisis: It’s Not All Putin’s Fault

The Ukrainian Crisis: It’s Not All Putin’s Fault The Ukrainian Crisis: It’s Not All Putin’s Fault

Here are the four US policies that have most offended Russia.

Dec 14, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

x