Foreign Policy

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An ‘Act of War?’ Avoiding a Dangerous Crisis in Cyberspace

The current U.S.-Russian confrontation is a state of relations one step removed from war. Engaging in consultations aimed at developing some basic rules of the road in cyberspace makes eminent sense. By Dmitri Trenin There’s a distinct feeling of deja […]

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Unsolicited recommendations for new administration

The approaching Biden-Harris administration is finding itself saturated by an avalanche of unsolicited advice from the media about what it should do once in office. By Edward Lozansky Until the recent news about hacking of U.S. government agencies, which was […]

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Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul: The new U.S. president will not seek friendship with Putin

Michael McFaul, a former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, a prominent representative of the Democratic Party in the United States and currently professor at Stanford University, in an interview with Interfax correspondent Ksenia Baigarova talks about relations between Moscow and Washington […]

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A Pandemic of ‘Russian Hacking’

Neither the actor, nor the motive, nor the damage done is known for certain in this latest scare story By Ray McGovern and Joe Lauria The hyperbolic, evidence-free media reports on the “fresh outbreak” of the Russian-hacking disease seems an […]

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To Blame Russia For Cyber-Intrusions Is Delusional – A Treaty Is The Only Way To Prevent More Damage

The New York Times continues to provide anti-Russian propaganda and to incite against it: Pompeo Says Russia Was Behind Cyberattack on U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is the first member of the Trump administration to publicly link the Kremlin to the […]

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West’s cultivation of Navalny as ‘Russian opposition leader’ plays into Kremlin hands by making him politically irrelevant at home

By Glenn Diesen The narrative around Alexey Navalny, eagerly pushed by the Western political-media establishment, has become somewhat totemic. However, critical debate is missing and much of what has become gospel is untrue or misrepresentation. This especially given how, in […]

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Thirteen Points on Joe Biden and Russia

By Andrey Kortunov 1. Narratives Russian leadership tried hard to avoid any statements that would indicate its preference for Donald Trump. Still, it is clear that the election of Joe Biden does not quite fit into the official Russian narrative […]

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Don’t ignore Russia!

 ‘Star’ of Trump impeachment hearings Fiona Hill warns Biden about repeating Obama’s mistakes Fiona Hill, once US President Donald Trump’s most prominent Russia adviser, has warned Joe Biden not to underestimate the country when he steps up to the top […]

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NATO Must Be Dissolved

SEN. RICHARD BLACK: I’m very pleased to be here with Schiller Institute, and I want you to just know in advance that I come at this as a very patriotic American. I’ve risked my life hundreds of times in combat. […]

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Blueprint for 2021: Six Paths to a More Resilient World (excerpt)

Nuclear Arms Control: Let the Experts Take Charge By Fyodor Lukyanov Nuclear weapons have played an ambivalent role since the mid-twentieth century, when nuclear parity was achieved. While they are the worst means of destruction ever invented, they do offer […]