Since the election of President Donald Trump two years ago, advocates of sane nuclear policy have been faced with a serious deficit of enlightened political leadership in key positions of power.
Paul Robinson: The liberal international order
irrussianalityNovember 12, 2018
The Holy Roman Empire, it’s often said, was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. The same might be said about the so-called ‘liberal international order’…
Marlene Laruelle: Russia’s Mediterranean call: from Kerch to Palmyra, but without Constantinople?
opendemocracyNovember 12, 2018
Orthodoxy also plays a pivotal role in Russia’s new Mediterranean entrenchment.
TNI Forum: The War in Syria Has Been a Boon for the Russian Military
TNINovember 12, 2018
Deficiencies have been revealed by the Russian military’s experience in Syria, proving the conflict to be a valuable learning experience.
Hélène Richard: Lonely Russia
le mondeNovember 12, 2018
The long wait in an antechamber of Russia’s upper chamber, the Federation Council, to see senator Aleksey Pushkov was a reminder of the current frosty state of relations between Russia and Europe.
The Nation: A Q&A With Beatrice Fihn, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Eric SchlosserNovember 9, 2018
Beatrice Fihn is leading a movement to abolish nuclear weapons. The organization she heads, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), is determined to transform how we view our nuclear arsenals.
Marc Champion: Trump’s Trade War Is Making Russia and China Comrades Again
bloombergNovember 9, 2018
Facing U.S. sanctions and tariffs, Moscow and Beijing are finding lots of common ground.
WSJ: No Significant Foreign Interference Seen on Midterm Vote
WSJNovember 9, 2018
U.S. security officials and social media firms said Tuesday they spotted a limited amount of deliberate disinformation
Gallup: Top Issues for Voters: Healthcare, Economy, Immigration
gallup pollNovember 7, 2018
These results are from Gallup’s Midterm Election Benchmark poll, conducted Oct.15-28. The majority of registered voters describe 11 of the 12 issues tested as extremely or very important to their vote — the only exception being the investigation into Russia and the 2016 election.
Mary Dejevsky: The Cold War is over: Why can’t the west accept it?
independent UKNovember 7, 2018
Four decades ago, Mary Dejevsky spent a year as an exchange student in the Soviet Union. On her return this year, she found much had changed for the better and wonders why western narratives about Russia are still stuck in the past.