In the 1980s, millions of antinuclear activists took to the streets, forcing Western governments to respond to our demands. We can do the same now.
Gordon Hahn: Putin’s Ratings Fall: Back to the Soft Authoritarian Normality of His ‘Sistema’?
gordonhahn.comNovember 15, 2018
Much has been made in Russian and Western media about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s declining approval ratings.
Nicolai N. Petro: Russia’s Mission
Columbia SIPANovember 15, 2018
A decade ago, influential Russian analysts concluded that the emergence of a multipolar world was inevitable, and that Russia could benefit from this transition by adopting a strategy that combined great power realism and “traditional” Russian values.This strategy, first elaborated in Vladimir Putin’s Valdai Speech of 2013, has since come to be known as “civilizational realism.” This essay describes how, through civilizational realism, Russia hopes to forge a new, and more ‘congenial’ world order.
Bloomberg: Congress Likely to Shelve New Russia Sanctions as Clock Runs Out
BBRGNovember 14, 2018
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker, who would be key to advancing any legislation, said that passing a bill he’s sponsored called the Deter Act “would be sort of missing the mark” after a U.S. vote that appears to have been unmarred by Russian meddling.
Russia Reflections by Michael Abkin
CCISFNovember 13, 2018
The Russia we saw is not the Russia you read or hear about. Not by a long shot… I traveled to Russia in September 2018 as part of a group of about 25 self- appointed U.S. citizen diplomats. Organized by Sharon Tennison and her Center for Citizen Initiatives (CCI), our mission was four-fold…
Fred Weir: US midterms make Putin’s rocky road to Trump even rockier
CSMNovember 13, 2018
Americans weren’t the only ones closely watching US midterm results. Much of the world was too, including Russia. A Democratic House will complicate Vladimir Putin’s efforts to cut deals with President Trump.
AP: Training kids to kill at Ukrainian nationalist camp
APNovember 13, 2018
The campers, some clad in combat fatigues, carefully aim their assault rifles. Their instructor offers advice: Don’t think of your target as a human being.
Nikolas Gvosdev: The Lessons of World War I Still Haunt Russia Today
TNINovember 12, 2018
In 2018, as in 1918, the Russian leadership remains concerns with the possibility of state collapse brought about either by internal factors or through the machinations of external enemies.
VOA: Russia Hosts Afghan Talks, Highlighting Growing Role
VOANovember 12, 2018
Russia hosted a group of Afghan government-linked envoys along with their Taliban rivals Friday, as the Kremlin waded into efforts to end a 17-year conflict where Western efforts have repeatedly failed.
James Carden: Why Liberal Hegemony?
the nationNovember 12, 2018
Three new books make the case against a failed grand strategy.