Scott Horton interviews Charles Glass about America’s long involvement in Syria, starting with the Obama administration’s support for the insurgent side in the country’s civil war in 2011.
George Beebe: America’s Geostrategic Triangle Tussle Takes Center Stage During the Coronavirus
Russian-Chinese cooperation is driven not only by common interests but also by “common feelings” toward Washington – feelings fueled by perceived American insults directed at both countries. Implicit within this observation is the suggestion that a less offensive American tone might still pay some dividends in decelerating Russian-Chinese cooperation against the United States.
Reuters: Russia says it’s already too late to replace new START treaty
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Friday there was no longer enough time left for Moscow and Washington to negotiate a full-fledged replacement for the New START nuclear arms control treaty before it expires in February 2021.
Trevor Timm: Congress Is Close to Handing Trump Dangerous Spying Powers
And Adam Schiff, of all people, is the one giving it to him.
Stephen Schlesinger: His Eyes Invariably Fixed on the UN: A Cherished Dedication to the Institution
Americans should know more about the life of William vanden Heuvel, a former United States envoy to the United Nations office in Geneva in the late 1970s.
Gordon Adams: Cutting the defense budget post-COVID-19 will be difficult. Here’s how to do it
It looks bad for defense, and good for the advocates of cuts…
Hunter DeRensis: The Foreign Policy Blob Versus Trump
Are the attacks on Trump’s Ukraine conduct causing real damage?
CNN CLIP: Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice Blames the Russians
Susan Rice speculating on CNN that Russia is fueling US protests: “I would not be surprised to learn that they have fomented some of these extremists on both sides using social media. I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that they are funding it in some way, shape, or form.”(h/t Aaron Mate)
Stephen F. Cohen Talks to John Batchelor on Impeachment and Russia
The impeachment inquires will make the New Cold War worse than it already is, says Professor Stephen F. Cohen.
Sharon Tennison and Krishen Mehta: Tragic Folly of Blame
History is full of ‘blame’ that has gotten us nowhere. In fact, it has damaged both sides: those that assert blame and those on the receiving end.
Steven Pifer: It’s Time To Get U.S. Nukes Out Of Turkey
U.S. nuclear weapons have no business in Turkey. It is time to bring them home.
James Carden: Withdrawing From Open Skies Puts the US at Odds With the World
Trump’s latest assault on global arms control makes him and the United States the odd man out.
James Bovard: U.S. Aid Makes Corrupt Countries More Corrupt
Our ‘democracy building’ assistance to certain countries–including Ukraine–has produced kleptocracies, or worse.
Dmitry Trenin: U.S. Withdrawal From Open Skies Bolsters Case for New Strategic Regime
People who continue to care about global stability and security in the by now generally forgotten military sense will have to put their heads together, across borders, to begin discussing ways of moving toward a new global strategic regime.
Interview: Nicolai Petro on ‘Reading Russia Right’
Natylie Baldwin asks Nicolai N. Petro about the current state of Russian democracy in the context of its media, justice system, leadership and Western misperceptions.
Alexandra Bell and Anthony Wier: Trump’s withdrawal from Open Skies is another foreign policy own goal
In a now painfully familiar exercise, the Trump administration said this past week that it would leave yet another international agreement.
Paul Robinson: On Russian Conservatism
Russian conservatism is very much in the news nowadays due to the supposed conservative turn in Russian politics following Vladimir Putin’s return to the presidency in 2012. Unfortunately, because the history of Russian conservatism is so poorly known in the West, our understandings of this conservative turn are often coloured by ignorance.
Robert Merry: Remember When Liberals Despised The National Security State?
Liberals used to be motivated by the age-old warning—often embraced by conservatives in other contexts—that power corrupts and that especially those holding stealthy power needed to be watched closely and reined in.
Dimitri Alexander Simes: Is Russia Headed for Trouble In Syria?
As it expands its role, Moscow may discover that Syria is anything but a cakewalk.
William S. Smith: Ukraine and the Clash of Civilizations
Rather than sponsoring a proxy war in Ukraine and risking a bigger war, the leaders of the core states need to step back and acknowledge that both Russia and the West have legitimate claims in Ukraine and that a diplomatic solution is the only path forward.