Will Russia Leave the West? Will Russia Leave the West?
The new Cold War could drive the planet’s largest country, long anchored politically in both geopolitical worlds, eastward to stay.
Sep 13, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Does Putin Really Want to ‘Destabilize the West’? Does Putin Really Want to ‘Destabilize the West’?
Just as there is no forensic evidence of a Kremlin “attack on our democracy” in 2016, there is no political logic for Putin’s alleged motives.
Sep 6, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Growing Up With Big Brother Growing Up With Big Brother
A historian tracks half a century of evolving state surveillance.
Aug 24, 2017 / Alfred McCoy
The Lost Alternatives of Mikhail Gorbachev The Lost Alternatives of Mikhail Gorbachev
Thirty years ago, the last Soviet leader gave the world the possibilities of a democratic Russia and (with Ronald Reagan) an end to Cold War and nuclear arms races. Today, it is as...
Aug 24, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Political Conflict Over Historical Monuments, From Charlottesville to Moscow Political Conflict Over Historical Monuments, From Charlottesville to Moscow
Today’s conflicts over American slavery and Stalin’s Great Terror reveal similar controversies as well as an unknown Putin.
Aug 17, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Hawkish Democrats Have Some Unsavory New Friends Hawkish Democrats Have Some Unsavory New Friends
A new foreign-policy initiative is evidence of an emerging unholy alliance in Washington.
Aug 8, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Forgotten Refugees The Forgotten Refugees
A new report highlights the crisis facing unprotected, internally displaced populations.
Aug 3, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Trump’s Renegotiation of NAFTA Is Starting to Look a Lot Like the TPP Trump’s Renegotiation of NAFTA Is Starting to Look a Lot Like the TPP
What happened to his campaign promise to write better rules for trade?
Jul 18, 2017 / David Dayen
Trump’s Foreign-Policy Meltdown Trump’s Foreign-Policy Meltdown
Undermining confidence and alienating allies, Trump has already undone years of American diplomacy.
Jul 17, 2017 / Alfred W. McCoy
Has Travel to Cuba Been Trumped? A ‘Nation’ Forum Has Travel to Cuba Been Trumped? A ‘Nation’ Forum
We asked four veterans of the travel-to-Cuba movement to comment on the new restrictions.
Jul 12, 2017 / Peter Kornbluh