The people’s revolutions of 1989 were not the unalloyed success for the cause of freedom and democracy that was claimed for them at the time, writes Geoffrey Roberts.
Lyle J. Goldstein: Did Russia Really Win the War in Syria?
TNINovember 5, 2019
Are Russians, in fact, doing a “victory dance” and laughing at the capricious Americans? Not quite.
Reuters: Gorbachev: Don’t build Berlin-style wall between Russia and West
ReutersNovember 5, 2019
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.
Patrick Lawrence: A Sudden-Seeming Power Shift in the Middle East
consortium newsNovember 5, 2019
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.
PODCAST: Charles Glass on Syria, Turkey, Iran, and the Kurds
libertarian instituteNovember 5, 2019
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.
Reuters: Russia says it’s already too late to replace new START treaty
ReutersNovember 4, 2019
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.
Stephen Schlesinger: His Eyes Invariably Fixed on the UN: A Cherished Dedication to the Institution
passBlueNovember 3, 2019
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.
Hunter DeRensis: The Foreign Policy Blob Versus Trump
TNINovember 3, 2019
Are the attacks on Trump’s Ukraine conduct causing real damage?
Stephen F. Cohen Talks to John Batchelor on Impeachment and Russia
the john batchelor showOctober 31, 2019
The impeachment inquires will make the New Cold War worse than it already is, says Professor Stephen F. Cohen.
Steven Pifer: It’s Time To Get U.S. Nukes Out Of Turkey
TNIOctober 31, 2019
U.S. nuclear weapons have no business in Turkey. It is time to bring them home.