by Ivan Eland Joe Biden had much experience in foreign policy before being elected president, but he is certainly no Richard Nixon. Although Nixon had to […]
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The Great Comeuppance?
by What’s happening to Trump, Fox News, Putin and other public-be-damned scoundrels by Robert Reich Suddenly, it seems, people once considered invincible — beyond the law, untouchable, […]
Republican disagreement over Ukraine support echoes isolationists of WWII
by Carl P. Leubsdorf The pointed exchanges among Republican presidential candidates and lawmakers about the U.S. commitment to Ukraine is a reminder that some policy debates never […]
Xi and Putin’s ‘no limits’ pact has limits, after all
by Martin Schram Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin ended their Moscow summit this week by showcasing economic help and diplomatic support China will provide the now supplicant […]
Prosecuting Russia for war crimes
Why is the U.S. stalling in its support? by Alex Hinton Should the U.S. do everything it can to help hold Russia accountable for its atrocity crimes […]
Oscar-winning ‘Navalny’ tells terrifying and funny story
by Trudy Rubin The awarding of the Oscar for best documentary to the film “Navalny” was well-deserved, not only because it is a riveting film, but because […]
Putin’s disinformation machine is unrelenting
by Jim Warren No sooner had President Joe Biden arrived in Ukraine last Monday than the Russian state news agency Tass berated the surprise visit to “his […]
Prevent Putin from enabling the prison death of ill opposition leader
by Trudy Rubin Western allies are finally realizing the Ukraine war won’t end until Vladimir Putin’s dreams of conquest are decisively defeated on the battlefield. But that […]
The Nobel Peace Prize honors Putin’s enemies
by Therese Raphael We can’t know what was said in those secret deliberations, but the Nobel Committee must have thought about giving Volodymyr Zelenskyy the Peace prize. […]
Putin is becoming even more dangerous
As attested by Vladimir Putin’s carefully calibrated photo ops, he knows the value of spectacle. One such spectacle took place last week in the Kremlin, as the […]