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More Squandered Opportunities to Deal With the New Cold War
The enemies of détente with Russia sabotaged Obama’s proposed alliance with Russia in Syria while the American presidential debate ignored all the perilous issues inherent in the Cold War.
Stephen F. Cohen
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September 23, 2016
In Greece, the Refugee Crisis Worsens While the World’s Attention Turns Elsewhere
The EU’s resettlement plan has failed—tens of thousands are now stranded in dangerous, unsanitary camps.
Anna Lekas Miller
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September 21, 2016
Syrian Writers, Artists, and Journalists Speak Out Against US and Russian Policy
They say the two powers have been working to co-opt the Syrian liberation struggle under the rubric of the “war against terror.”
Syrian Writers, Artists, and Journalists Against US and Russian Policies in Syria
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September 21, 2016
Who Is Making American Foreign Policy—the President or the War Party?
The US military attack on the Syrian army gravely endangers Obama’s proposed détente with Putin in Syria and elsewhere.
Stephen F. Cohen
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September 21, 2016
Washington Knew Pinochet Ordered an Act of Terrorism on US Soil—but Did Nothing About It
Obama now has an opportunity to commemorate his victims by releasing the still-secret documents that hold the Chilean dictator accountable.
Peter Kornbluh
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September 19, 2016
The Syrian Truce and Obama’s Exit Strategy
Without an agreement for Assad to step down and allow a transition toward a pluralist government, no cease-fire stands a chance.
Gilbert Achcar
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September 15, 2016
Violence Continues in Colombia as the Peace Accords Advance
The country’s long civil war may soon end—but not without triggering a violent backlash from the narco-elite and the paramilitary groups they command.
Greg Grandin
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September 14, 2016
Will US Hawks Again Thwart Yet Another Chance to Diminish the New Cold War in Syria and Ukraine?
Pro-détente diplomacy is being fiercely opposed by detractors from Washington to Kiev.
Stephen F. Cohen
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September 13, 2016
What’s the Number 1 Threat to Security? No One Is Asking Trump or Clinton
Missing from an election season dominated by spectacle and confrontation is the serious debate we desperately need to have about nuclear weapons.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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September 12, 2016
Kerry and Lavrov’s Syrian Diplomacy Shows (Once Again) the Value of Détente
Serious observers understand that working with Russia to ease Syria’s civil war is the only way to stop the crisis.
James Carden