Despite the high-speed impression created by events in the past few weeks, the shifting trends of Russian and U.S. influence on the region have been underway for years.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: A Sudden-Seeming Power Shift in the Middle East
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WATCH THE REPLAY, LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: CN Live! Special on Russia-US Relations with George Beebe, Ray McGovern, Scott Ritter, Tony Kevin, Mark Sleboda and Patrick Lawrence: Episode 9
Episode 9 of CN Live! was a four-hour special on the state of relations between Washington and Moscow.
The Devolution of US-Russia Relations
A retired Australian diplomat who served in Moscow dissects the emergence of the new Cold War and its dire consequences.
RAY McGOVERN: Hope for a Breakthrough in Korea
Donald Trump will ultimately have to remind his national security adviser and secretary of state who is president if there’s to be progress on North Korea, says Ray McGovern.
PEPE ESCOBAR: The Unipolar Moment is Over
The Russia-China strategic partnership, consolidated last week in Russia, has thrown U.S. elites into Supreme Paranoia mode, which is holding the whole world hostage.
Top Ten Questions About the Mueller Report
Daniel Lazare examines some of the missing pieces in the special counsel’s 448-page tome on Russian interference.
Special Counsel Mueller: Disingenuous and Dishonest
Larry C. Johnson sees real meat on the bone for Barr’s upcoming investigation of spying by law enforcement and intelligence on the Trump campaign. And Trump has tweeted about it.
Consortium News’ Record on Russia-gate—How CN Covered the ‘Scandal’: No. 4—‘The Democratic Money Behind Russia-gate’
As Russia-gate continues to buffet the Trump administration, we now know that the “scandal” started with Democrats funding the original dubious allegations of Russian interference, wrote Joe Lauria on Oct. 29, 2017.
Consortium News’ Record on Russia-gate—How CN Covered the ‘Scandal’: No. 3—‘The Tangled Threads of Russia-gate’
Once a Washington groupthink takes hold, as it has in the fervent belief about Russia-gate, respect for facts and logic fly out the window since all these important people can’t be wrong, wrote Robert Parry on Dec. 5, 2017.
Dismantling the Doomsday Machines
Dan Ellsberg has given us a book that shows the urgency of re-engaging on nuclear disarmament, writes John V. Walsh.