Saagar Enjeti discusses former Obama Defense Official Evelyn Farkas’ wavering stance on Russian collusion after she admitted to lying on MSNBC to the House Intelligence Committee.
Robert Wright: Could we please kill the Blob’s “gift to Putin” meme?
American foreign policy elites are in near-unanimous agreement that President Trump’s withdrawal of troops from northern Syria, along with the ensuing influx of Russian and Syrian troops, is a “gift to Putin.”
ELN Group Statement: Saving the Open Skies Treaty
For nearly two decades, the Open Skies Treaty allowed its members to gather information on each other’s military forces and activities through aerial surveillance.
Professor Stephen Cohen – Opportunity for peace with Russia but can Trump do it?
Stephen F. Cohen joins The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis.
Asia Times: Russians want more cooperation with EU, polls show
Despite the Russian government’s standoff with Western nations, public opinion has been shifting away from hostility.
Hunter DeRensis: The Blob Strikes Back
“Taylor’s testimony shows he believes that the constitutionally elected head of the executive branch is supposed to serve unelected officials like himself. He personifies what Obama administration officials characterized as ‘the blob,’” says Daniel McCarthy, a columnist for SpectatorUSA.
Paul Robinson: Marching Into Oblivion
Jaw, jaw is still better than war, war.
Doug Bandow: Instead of Warmongering, Trump Should Throw Turkey Out of NATO
Ankara is long past being an alliance member in good standing. And why are we on the hook for so many eastern nations anyway?
The Guardian: World nuclear arms spending hit $73bn last year – half of it by US
Trump boosted nuclear funding but cut pandemic prevention.
VIDEO: Robert Wright and Michael Tracey on UkraineGate
According to Tracey, Ukrainegate flows out of Russiagate…
John Hudson and Paul Sonne: Trump administration discussed conducting first U.S. nuclear test in decades
he Trump administration has discussed whether to conduct the first U.S. nuclear test explosion since 1992 in a move that would have far-reaching consequences for relations with other nuclear powers and reverse a decades-long moratorium on such actions, said a senior administration official and two former officials familiar with the deliberations.
Lyle Goldstein: Slavic Studies Becomes a Mandatory Course for All Americans
The Washington foreign-policy establishment’s ill-advised obsession with Russia and Ukraine are propelling an arms race that will cost Americans and the planet dearly.
George P. Shultz, William J. Perry and Sam Nunn: Open Skies Help Keep the Peace With Russia
Ike’s idea, codified in a 1992 treaty, is still a good one. The U.S. shouldn’t abandon the pact.
Ann Garrison: Impeachment Watch
In their crusade to get Trump and distract from their own corruption, the Democrats have moved on from Russiagate to an impeachment inquiry over “Ukrainegate.”
NY Times: Trump to Withdraw From ‘Open Skies’ Arms Control Treaty
Mr. Trump’s decision, the third major retreat from arms control agreements, will be viewed as evidence that he also plans an exit from the last major arms treaty with Russia: New START.
Pepe Escobar: The Road to Damascus: How the Syria War was Won
What is happening in Syria, following yet another Russia-brokered deal, is a massive geopolitical game-changer.
Joe Cirincione and Zack Brown: Why letting our allies get nuclear weapons is a bad idea
We should not be diverted by the illusion of nuclear stability. There is no such thing.
George P. Shultz, William J. Perry and Sam Nunn: Open Skies Help Keep the Peace With Russia
International security isn’t a given. Historically, peace among the great powers is a rarity. It’s also a great accomplishment. Like trust, peace and security take a long time to build and only a moment to dismantle.
ICAN: Enough is Enough: Global Nuclear Weapons Spending 2019
$72.9 billion. That’s how much nine countries spent on nuclear weapons in 2019. In a just-released report, ICAN produced the first estimate in nearly a decade of global nuclear weapon spending, taking into account costs to maintain and build new nuclear weapons.
Marlene Laruelle: Understanding Russian Interference Through a Russian Lens
The United States, and Western democracies more generally, currently view Russia through the lens of their own internal crises, argues Laruelle, an expert on Russian politics and author of Understanding Russia: The Challenges of Transformation.