After the long stand-off against communism, victory seemed as total as it was sudden. But the west has since fractured and is now losing prestige and influence—does the reversal expose a moral defeat? By Anatol Lieven As the US prepares […]

By Gilbert Doctorow On Friday, 18 September, professor Steve Cohen passed away in New York City and we, the “dissident” community of Americans standing for peace with Russia – and for peace with the world at large – lost a […]

A Ridiculous Proposal from The New York Times? By Philip Giraldi If one had been reading America’s leading newspapers and magazines over the past several weeks the series of featured stories suggesting that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is some kind of latter day […]

The horizon for changing the strategic framework for the United States and Russia may be closer at hand than many surmise. by Jeffrey Burt, James Hitch, Peter Pettibone, and Thomas Shillinglaw The two most formidable nuclear powers on earth, which […]

Any discussion focusing on global stability and security would prove to be futile without first understanding the main global processes that have been taking place over the last few years. September 11, 2001, is popularly believed to be the watershed […]

As the most powerful nation on earth prepares to go to the polls in November, decisions will be made that will affect not only the next four years of American politics but also the lives of countless people across the […]

By William Dunkerley International news is abuzz over the poisoning of yet another Putin critic. This time the victim is Alexei Navalny. He’s been a de facto leader of activities in opposition to notorious Russian president Vladimir Putin. Thankfully Navalny […]

By Yury Alekseyev In my previous story, I explained on my fingers how the Riga Car Building Plant died. Now I will tell you how the electronic industry giant of Latvia – the Riga State Electrotechnical Plant – was killed. […]

By Craig Murray There is a misperception in western media that Alexander Lukashenko, president of Belarus, is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s man. That is not true; Putin views him as an exasperating and rather dim legacy. There is also a misperception […]

By David C. Speedie and Krishen Mehta We are concerned about the recent news relating to the poisoning of Russian opposition leader, Alexey Navalny, and believe that it may be another attempt by certain interested parties to worsen the already […]