No need to ‘un-friend’ anyone, but some of them should be supplying their own boots and bombs by now.
Lyle J. Goldstein: Did Russia Really Win the War in Syria?
Are Russians, in fact, doing a “victory dance” and laughing at the capricious Americans? Not quite.
Politico: Britain would veto Russia’s return to G-7
The U.K.’s position does not rule out Russian President Vladimir Putin being invited to the summit as a guest.
Reuters: Gorbachev: Don’t build Berlin-style wall between Russia and West
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, has warned against building a new physical or invisible wall between Russia and the West, 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Barbara Boland: Susan Rice Suggests Russians Fomented Floyd Protests, Violence Across U.S.
Obama’s former national security adviser offered no evidence for her bizarre claim.
Patrick Lawrence: A Sudden-Seeming Power Shift in the Middle East
Despite the high-speed impression created by events in the past few weeks, the shifting trends of Russian and U.S. influence on the region have been underway for years.
The National Interest Interviews Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov
TNI editor Jacob Heilbrunn interviews Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov about the New START Treaty and the state of U.S.-Russia relations.
PODCAST: Charles Glass on Syria, Turkey, Iran, and the Kurds
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.