Section: The Nation (USA)
Ukraine Revisited
Stephen F. CohenFrom the beginning of the crisis more than three years ago, false (or half-true) narratives have dominated US media accounts and policymaking. …read more Source: The...
Will US Hawks Again Thwart Yet Another Chance to Diminish the New Cold War in Syria and Ukraine?
Stephen F. CohenPro-détente diplomacy is being fiercely opposed by detractors from Washington to Kiev. …read more Source: The...
More Lost Opportunities to Diminish the New Cold War
Stephen F. CohenObama rejects a partnership with Russia against ISIS in Syria and reneges on his own proposals to reduce nuclear dangers while Ukraine’s President Poroshenko reneges on an agreement to end the Ukrainian civil war. …read more Source: The...
The US Defense Industry and the ‘Weaponization’ of American Foreign Policy
James CardenWhen the US provides “security assistance” and exports weapons to places like Ukraine and Saudi Arabia, it often benefits nobody besides weapons manufacturers. …read more Source: The...
More Alarming News from the Fronts of the New Cold War
Stephen F. CohenFinland may become yet another front, the war party may have defeated Obama on Syria policy, and dangerous desperation in Kiev. …read more Source: The...
Cold War Casualties from Ukraine and Syria to the New York Times’s ‘Standards’
Stephen F. CohenFactional politics may have killed Obama’s proposed détente with Russia and the Minsk peace process in Ukraine while the Times publishes another gutter article—this one about Paul Manafort. …read more Source: The...
Can Europe Stop Washington’s Military Provocations on Russia’s Borders?
Stephen F. CohenThe extremism at NATO’s Warsaw summit revealed doves in opposition to the new Cold War hawks, but not in the United States. …read more Source: The...
Is the US Pursuing a Rogue Policy by Waging Undeclared War Against Russia?
Stephen F. CohenWashington’s NATO buildup on Russia’s borders, its refusal to cooperate with Moscow in Syria and Ukraine, and its anti-Putin propaganda form an ominous pattern. …read more Source: The...
War With Russia Without Public Debate?
Stephen F. CohenNATO is continuing its military buildup and “exercises” on Russia’s borders, Moscow is taking “counter-measures,” while the US mainstream media remains silent. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine Peace Talks Stall While Divisions Within the Country Deepen
James CardenBesides the economic hardship, the country remains at risk of being further divided by Kiev’s illiberal turn. …read more Source: The...
