US-Russia Relations

17 July, 2020

6 mins read

New Sanctions Challenge the Tenuous Ties Between America and Russia

by Thomas Graham Jr. and Matthew Rojansky

The controversy over alleged Russia bounties to the Taliban for killing American soldiers in Afghanistan has underscored once again that the United States has an attitude about Russia, but not a policy. The …

15 July, 2020

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How the Media Mangled the ‘Russian Invasion’ of the Trump Administration The willingness of the press to circulate any account that puts Russia in a bad light has not diminished with the collapse of the Russia-Trump collusion narrative.

by Ted Galen Carpenter
Ted Galen Carpenter, a senior fellow in security studies at the Cato Institute and a contributing editor at the National Interest, is the author of twelve books and more than 850 articles on international affairs. His …

11 July, 2020

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6 mins read

The Washington Post and Its Cold War Drums

By Melvin Goodman

The Washington Post has taken its Cold War campaign against China, Russia, and Iran to a new level. In the Sunday edition of its Outlook section, the Post gave front-page coverage to long articles by former ambassador …

30 June, 2020

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6 mins read

Fake story on Russians paying Afghans ‘bounty’ to kill Americans latest example of appalling US/UK media coverage of Russia

By Bryan MacDonald

The Anglo-American press is difficult to understand. Anonymous sources are treated as gospel – when they suit the ideological and political biases of news outlets – and spy agencies seem to be beyond reproach.

This, of course, …