By Glenn Diesen Via Russia Times Donald Trump’s efforts to reduce the ideologically driven base of US foreign policy fuelled great resentment among those who believed it betrayed Washington’s leadership position in the so-called “liberal international order.” Now that power […]

By Katrina vanden Heuvel Via Washington Post At Wednesday’s inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden is likely to address the “four historic crises” he has repeatedly identified as confronting our country: a global pandemic, a severe recession, climate change and systemic racism. […]

By FRANK SHATZ Via The Virginia Gazette “Forget about Biden’s statement, ‘America is back — we’re at the head of the table once again,’ ” said Dr. Edward Lozansky, the founder and president of the American University in Moscow, in […]

….The sad truth is that US politicians know very little about Russia, a country which they hate and fear, but not a country they even begin to understand. In this case, what US politicians will not realize is that 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 […]

After four years of Trump kowtowing to Putin, the US has its work cut out for it. By Justin Sherman It’a a critical time for relations between Russia and the United States. The last four years of president Trump denying the Kremlin’s […]

President Biden will challenge the Kremlin both domestically and geopolitically. To thwart that dual challenge, Russia needs to deal with its numerous vulnerabilities effectively before its adversary is able to exploit them. By Dmitri Trenin The year 2020 will be […]

By Andrey Kortunov Ph.D. in History, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council, RIAC member America’s foreign political discourse has long featured Russia and China as the principal geopolitical threats to the U.S. Often, no distinction is drawn between […]

By Jonathan Cook Analysts are still grappling with the fallout from the U.S. election. Trumpism proved a far more enduring and alluring phenomenon than most media pundits expected. Defying predictions, President Donald Trump improved his share of the overall vote compared […]

In the final debate, Joe Biden ensured that mudslinging and innuendo about Donald Trump substituted for a discussion of what America’s actual national interests are towards Russia. by Mark Episkopos Final presidential debates have traditionally centered on national security, but […]