Much has been said of late of Russia’s alleged ‘conservative turn’.
Robert Wright: Let’s kill the aiding-and-abetting meme once and for all!
If you raise questions about, say, the wisdom of America’s arming rebels in Syria, you are an Assad sympathizer and a Putin stooge. If you argue that engagement with China makes sense in spite of its human rights record and its lack of transparency (oops, I meant to say, its cover up) during the first phase of the Covid contagion—well, obviously, your allegiances are suspect.
Lev Golinkin: The Full Scope of Ukraine’s Impact on the 2016 Election Has Yet to Be Examined
Vulnerabilities in US election security need attention, and Ukraine’s 2016 impact could be instructive.
Samuel Clowes Huneke: An End to Totalitarianism
Fixating on whether Trump’s response to COVID-19 is totalitarian makes it difficult to have a nuanced discussion about the role government should play in times of crisis.
Stephen F. Cohen: Cracks emerge in NATO confrontation of Russia
Stephen F. Cohen argues that cracks are emerging within the NATO-led consensus that has pushed Moscow from the West.
MK Bhadrakumar: Trump and Putin revisit the “Spirit of the Elbe”
In the absence of New START, the US and Russia will have to revise the assumptions and modernisation plans of their nuclear weapons and industry at enormous costs that they can ill-afford.
Lawrence Wilkerson: America’s Rush Back to Nuclear Weapons
In this interview with Foreign Policy in Focus, Lawrence Wilkerson discusses the Trump administration’s approach to military security.
Lawfare: When Can the President Withdraw From the Open Skies Treaty?
Several weeks ago, in early April 2020, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly agreed to begin withdrawing the United States from the Treaty on Open Skies, a multilateral agreement that facilitates reconnaissance overflights among its members in order to promote military transparency.
Steven Pifer: The Death of the INF Treaty Has Given Birth to New Missile Possibilities
The groundwork is being laid for expensive new races in intermediate-range missile systems in Europe and Asia, which will likely decrease stability in both regions.
Andrew Bacevich: Joe Biden’s Foreign Policy Gave Us Donald Trump
Biden is not one not to tarry over mistakes.
Ted Galen Carpenter: America’s Ukraine Hypocrisy
Historical records show that Washington has meddled in the political affairs of dozens of countries–including many democracies.
PODCAST: Michael Hudson: How the US makes countries pay for its wars
Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton talk with economist Michael Hudson on the economics of Washington’s empire, the role of the IMF and World Bank, BRICS and attempts to create alternative financial systems, and the new cold war on China and Russia.
Peter Van Buren: Political Journalism is Dead
The uber-false narrative Max Boot and others Frankensteined into existence was Russiagate. Trump wasn’t the Manchurian Candidate and there was no quid pro quo for Russian election help. Yet the media literally accused the president of treason by melding together otherwise unrelated truthlets…
Joint Statement by President Donald J. Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Meeting on the Elbe
The “Spirit of the Elbe” is an example of how our countries can put aside differences, build trust, and cooperate in pursuit of a greater cause…
John Evans: The Key to Understanding Vladimir Putin
It is common to ascribe America’s growing difficulties with Russia to President Vladimir Putin personally, but the sources of Russian discontent predate Putin’s presidency.
Daniel Larison: Please Tell The Establishment That U.S. Hegemony Is Over
Our dominance in the world is in the rear view, yet Trump and other pols refuse to get the message.
Paul Robinson: The Narcissism of the West
States (and non-state actors) have their own interests unconnected to us. The fact that their pursuit of their interests sometimes makes them clash with Western states who are pursuing different interests doesn’t mean that they’re doing what they doing because of us.
William D. Hartung: Now isn’t the time to push for nuclear modernization
Organizations such as the Arms Control Association and Global Zero have crafted plans that could save hundreds of billions of dollars over the next three decades while maintaining a robust nuclear deterrent.
Stephen F. Cohen: Will Russia Be Driven from the West?
We can only guess whether or not any of the Democratic candidates would as president seek to reverse Russia’s drift away from the West—the one candidate who says she would do so, Tulsi Gabbard, was excluded from the debates.
Daniel R. DePetris: Tearing up the Open Skies Treaty Would Be a Mistake for Trump
Russian violations notwithstanding, walking away from the Open Skies Treaty will severely hamper Washington’s ability to collect information about Russia’s strategic weapons systems, airframes, missile bases, and army stockpiles.