The agreement between Germany and the United States, which at first glance appears to be to Russia’s advantage, is in fact beneficial to all parties—even Ukraine. By Alexander Baunov viaThe U.S.-German agreement to allow completion of Russia’s controversial Nord Stream […]

By Rachel Lloyd viaThe term “fake news” has faded from the headlines, but it remains a staple of our newspapers and our screens. As information becomes more accessible, disinformation has now become a greater threat to democracies than ever before.The […]

“Betrayal!. . . Angela Merkel is also Ukraine’s foe of the week, although Joe Biden is a close second.” viaI have never understood the Ukrainian side of this controversy. In the past seven years, Ukraine has passionately slashed all imaginable […]

By Glenn Diesen viaThe new agreement between the US and Germany was supposed to show the West was united behind American leadership across the globe. Instead, the deal lays bare the emerging fault lines in a rapidly changing multi-polar world.Clothed […]

By Mark Chapman via“Narcissists are very retaliative if they believe another has achieved what they desire, exposed their insecurities, or refused to be under their control.”-Lorraine NilonWell, it’s official: Washington has ‘decided’ to stop opposing the Nord Stream II pipeline […]

As the largest Arctic states, Canada and Russia have the most to lose if we allow differences to stymie cooperation By Andrea Charron viaOf all the Arctic states, Canada and Russia’s Arctics are the most similar in terms of geography, […]

By Paul Robinson viaI an article today for RT, I discuss Joe Biden’s claim that the leaders of China and Russia, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, are “banking” on autocracy triumphing over autocracy. I point out several flaws in the […]

By Thibaut Marchand and Sylvie Lanteaume viaThe Avangard, the Kinzhal and now the Tsirkon – Russia is leading the race to develop a range of new hypersonic weapons that President Vladimir Putin has dubbed “invincible.”Moscow’s latest step came this week […]

Its new national security strategy may be calculated to appeal to voters, but the West has clearly helped to push Putin’s buttons, too. By Geoffrey Roberts viaMoscow’s global outlook in Soviet times was framed by communist ideology and the party’s […]

by Johanna Ross viaLast Thursday an article was published in The Guardian which took the Russia Twittersphere by storm. And for once, those on both sides of the Russia debate – Russophiles and Putin critics – were united in their […]