What We Still Do Not Know About Russiagate What We Still Do Not Know About Russiagate
Vital questions about perhaps the worst alleged presidential scandal in US history remain unanswered.
Sep 4, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Wheels Are Coming Off Britain The Wheels Are Coming Off Britain
With Brexit, Britain is facing down a regressive, authoritarian, oligarch-backed far-right political project.
Sep 3, 2019 / Rachel Shabi
Trump’s Support of Boris Johnson Should Remind Congress of the Necessity of Impeachment Trump’s Support of Boris Johnson Should Remind Congress of the Necessity of Impeachment
Be wary of a president who celebrates abuses of power abroad and who, at home, imagines that the Constitution “allows me to do whatever I want.”
Aug 30, 2019 / John Nichols
Boris Johnson Exposes the Big Lie of British Politics Boris Johnson Exposes the Big Lie of British Politics
Parliament has voted against every resolution to the Brexit saga, but Johnson has decided to forge ahead on his own.
Aug 29, 2019 / Stephen Bush
Trump’s Greenland Grab Is a Throwback to the Foulest Imperialism Trump’s Greenland Grab Is a Throwback to the Foulest Imperialism
Denmark’s prime minister got it right when she said, “Thankfully, the time where you buy and sell other countries and populations is over.”
Aug 21, 2019 / John Nichols
Russia Needs Its Own Bernie Sanders Russia Needs Its Own Bernie Sanders
Can leftist sociologist and columnist Boris Kagarlitsky create room for a new politics in Russia?
Aug 7, 2019 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
Will Spain Follow Europe’s Right-Wing Populist Trend? Will Spain Follow Europe’s Right-Wing Populist Trend?
The left’s failure last week to form a coalition reflects deep distrust between the Socialists and their rival, Unidas Podemos—and the right is elated.
Jul 31, 2019 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
The Dream of Open Borders Is Real—in the High Arctic The Dream of Open Borders Is Real—in the High Arctic
The Norwegian territory of Svalbard has been open to citizens of the world since 1920. But don’t call it a utopia.
Jul 29, 2019 / Feature / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
Volodymyr Zelensky’s Landslide Victory in Ukraine May Become a Slippery Slope Volodymyr Zelensky’s Landslide Victory in Ukraine May Become a Slippery Slope
The new president must heal enormous social distrust if he doesn’t want to go the way of the previous administration.
Jul 25, 2019 / Nicolai N. Petro
Peace in Ukraine? Peace in Ukraine?
The friends and foes of a Kiev-Moscow settlement.
Jul 24, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen