Svetlana Alexievich: ‘Freedom Is Long and Hard Work’ Svetlana Alexievich: ‘Freedom Is Long and Hard Work’
The Nobel Prize laureate in literature believes a new generation in the countries of the former USSR will make the dreams of 1991 a reality.
Aug 30, 2018 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
‘Vital’ US Moles in the Kremlin Go Missing! ‘Vital’ US Moles in the Kremlin Go Missing!
According to New York Times intel leakers, “informants close to” Putin have “gone silent.” What can it all mean?
Aug 29, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
What the Brennan Affair Really Reveals What the Brennan Affair Really Reveals
Valorizing an ex-CIA director and bashing Trump obscures what is truly ominous.
Aug 22, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
When Bosses Threatened to Close the Plant, These Greek Workers Took It Over When Bosses Threatened to Close the Plant, These Greek Workers Took It Over
While Greece hails the “end” of its debt crisis, more than one in five remain unemployed.
Aug 20, 2018 / Patrick Strickland
Sanction Mania vs. Russia Sanction Mania vs. Russia
For nearly 100 years, Russia has been under US sanctions, often to the detriment of American national security.
Aug 15, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Europe Hardens Its Borders and Deepens the Migrant Crisis at Sea Europe Hardens Its Borders and Deepens the Migrant Crisis at Sea
A new proposal would do little to alleviate the suffering on Europe’s borders.
Aug 14, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Montenegro and NATO’s Faustian Bargain Montenegro and NATO’s Faustian Bargain
Did Montenegro’s NATO accession increase the collective defense of the West or merely protect a corrupt regime?
Aug 10, 2018 / Gordon N. Bardos
Breaking France’s Race Taboo Breaking France’s Race Taboo
A new generation of activists is trying to change the way France conceives of race.
Aug 10, 2018 / Karina Piser
The Neglected History of the May ’68 Uprising in France The Neglected History of the May ’68 Uprising in France
We remember the students, the generational conflict, the cultural explosion—but we forget that it was, at heart, a working-class rebellion.
Aug 3, 2018 / Cole Stangler
How Israeli Tech Firms Act as Global Agents of Repression How Israeli Tech Firms Act as Global Agents of Repression
Two private intelligence companies hack political enemies in Africa, Europe, the Mideast, and the United States, for a price.
Jul 27, 2018 / Richard Silverstein