Russia Is Not the Reason to Block Gorsuch Russia Is Not the Reason to Block Gorsuch
President Trump’s greatest political weakness isn’t his alleged ties to Russia. It’s a cruel policy agenda that the American people overwhelmingly reject.
Mar 28, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What’s Personal About the Westminster Bridge Attack What’s Personal About the Westminster Bridge Attack
The London terrorist wasn’t the only one using the bodies of the dead to score political points.
Mar 23, 2017 / D.D. Guttenplan
We Must Investigate the Russia Hacking Charges—Without Cold-War Hysteria We Must Investigate the Russia Hacking Charges—Without Cold-War Hysteria
Exaggerated fear of foreign subversion can be more damaging to our democracy than external enemies.
Mar 23, 2017 / Editorial / Bruce Shapiro
Might Neo-McCarthyism Mean War vs. Russia? Might Neo-McCarthyism Mean War vs. Russia?
The “unmasking” of Putin’s American “contacts” is premised on his “act of war” against the United States—for which there is still no evidence.
Mar 22, 2017 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
In Brexit’s Wake In Brexit’s Wake
A new book about Brexit captures the deeper crisis undergirding Britain’s bid to leave the EU.
Mar 21, 2017 / Books & the Arts / John Harris
While Neo-McCarthyism Spreads, US-Russian Détente May Be Unfolding While Neo-McCarthyism Spreads, US-Russian Détente May Be Unfolding
“Kremlin-puppet” allegations against Trump are said to have crippled Trump’s ability to initiate cooperative relations with Moscow—but have they?
Mar 15, 2017 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
White Innocence and the Dutch Elections White Innocence and the Dutch Elections
A debate over Zwarte Piet has exposed the deeply held Dutch belief that racism happens elsewhere.
Mar 14, 2017 / Nicolaas P. Barr
Foreign-Policy Elites Have No Answer For Trump Foreign-Policy Elites Have No Answer For Trump
Trump won because the status quo was terrible. We can’t go back to it.
Mar 9, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage
The ‘Fog of Suspicion’ and of Worsening Cold War 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.
Mar 8, 2017 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
The Promise of Prosperity The Promise of Prosperity
One family’s turn from hope in Poland’s Law and Justice party to disillusionment.
Mar 7, 2017 / Adam Przybyl