George Beebe, Director of the Grand Strategy Program at the Quincy Institute talks with American Committee for US-Russia Accord James Carden and David Speedie.

It might seem premature to talk about ending the second cold war when it seems that it is barely underway. Just a few years ago, populations were celebrating the end of the first cold war. That era of animosity ended with dramatic suddenness. General Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, observed waggishly that with the collapse of the Soviet Union, “I’m running out of demons. I’m running out of villains. I’m down to (Fidel) Castro and Kim Il Sung.” However, that happy situation did not last long.

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«Every art is a weapon.» — A.V. Lunacharsky

Anatol Lieven and George Beebe: Coming to Terms

It has become customary in certain quarters to contrast the current international imbroglio to the good old days of the Cold War: in comparison with the present-day protagonists, the two superpowers of yore might indeed appear as paragons of self-restraint. By the same token one might be tempted to contrast George Kennan’s foreign political wisdom to the collective folly of the mainstream media experts in the West. However, I would emphasize the continuity.

The Russians have been coming, off and on, for seven-plus decades. While these conjured imaginings may be laughable, the consequences of a culture of Cold War fear are far from funny.

Dear Editor, In his 04/15/24 article “What Ukraine has given to America,” David Super talks about how “Ukraine provides priceless insight into the strengths and weaknesses of U.S. weapons and military doctrines” and an even bigger gift of weakening Russia “without jeopardizing our […]

NATO will be celebrating 75 years of itself — and plotting future wars and weapons sales — in Washington D.C. in July, and a lot of people are busy planning a counter-summit and rally to oppose NATO’s agenda.

A world-spanning grand strategy keeps weapons contractors rich while making Americans less safe