Cohen holds that it is crucial for world peace that America seek accommodation with Russia rather than continue the policy of encirclement.
George P. Shultz, William J. Perry and Sam Nunn: The Threat of Nuclear War Is Still With Us
The U.S., its allies and Russia are caught in a dangerous policy paralysis that could lead—most likely by mistake or miscalculation—to a military confrontation and potentially the use of nuclear weapons for the first time in nearly 74 years.
Andrew C. McCarthy: Why Isn’t Assange Charged with ‘Collusion with Russia’?
…I accept the intelligence agencies’ conclusion, echoed by Mueller, that Russia was behind the hacking of Democratic email accounts. Nevertheless, there is a big difference between (a) accepting an intelligence conclusion based on probabilities, and (b) proving a key fact beyond a reasonable doubt in a criminal case.
Paul Robinson: Cyber Interference
It is all too likely that the relatively minor threat of “foreign meddling” will be used not to hinder the spread of “fake news” but to suppress unwelcome information and viewpoints that diverge from the mainstream.
PODCAST: Stephen F. Cohen: Lecture to the New York Military Affairs Symposium
Why the New Cold War Is More Dangerous Than the One We Survived |
Paul Grenier: The Liberal International Disorder
… in order to engage in diplomacy, even foes must show some respect for one another. As we have seen in recent years, the extremes of American voluntarism have made it impossible for such respect to be accorded. This is obvious in the case of the U.S. treatment of Russia (an absence of respect that long precedes the allegations of Russia-gate), but America is by no means unique. Russia’s leadership can be equally Machiavellian, as can France’s, England’s, and so on. Tit-for-tat is an endless game. The question is how to end it.
AP: US-Russia chill stirs worry about stumbling into conflict
WASHINGTON (AP) — It has the makings of a new Cold War, or worse.
Nicolai N. Petro: The Gospel According to Poroshenko: Politics, Religion, and the New Church of Ukraine
Religious conflict in Ukraine has been much in the news of late.
Jacob Bacharach: MSNBC’s Wild Ride
The liberal network is booming. But is it selling its viewers a conspiratorial fantasy?
Michael Tracey: Dunking on Rachel Maddow may be fun, but she’s far from the sole perpetrator
Can you think of a more vulgar and disgraceful manifestation of Trump-Russia media malfeasance than Rachel Maddow?