Posts Tagged: Trump and Russia
Putin’s Evil, Belarus, and the Battle for Freedom
JNS.org - It was once thought probable, if not inevitable, that from the ashes of the USSR would arise liberal democracies. But few Soviet republics...
America Is Under Attack by the Spread of Disinformation and Other Means
We recently suggested that President Trump organize two task forces in order to address the most serious domestic and foreign threats facing America: Red Task Force:...
How Kremlin Coups Led to Democratic Revolutions
In the 1980s, Mikhail Gorbachev was under pressure from the fundamentalist communist leaders of East Germany and Czechoslovakia to take action against the reform-minded leaders...
Russia’s Foreign Policy Is Strategic and Rooted in Soviet History
The grand analytical narratives of Russian foreign policy dating from the early 2000s draw radical and opposing conclusions. Some analysts warn that Russia is on...
Global Protests: Russia and China Risk Ending Up on the Wrong Side of History
Russia has sought to capitalize around the world, particularly Africa, on its newfound credibility in the Middle East as it attempts to project itself as...
Mueller’s Russia Report Outlines Episodes of Possible Trump Obstruction
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on his inquiry into Russia's role in the 2016 US election detailed a series of actions by President Donald Trump to...
After the Mueller Report
Donald Trump remains oddly deferential to Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the growing animosity between Washington and Moscow. Both international and US law unequivocally require...
Cohen to Accuse Trump Over WikiLeaks, Moscow Project, Hush Payments
Michael Cohen, the former "fixer" and personal lawyer of US President Donald Trump, will testify on Wednesday that Trump knew ahead of time about a leak...
Russia’s Perpetual Quest for Military Modernization
When we consider the remaining years of the 2010s and look forward to the 2020s, we can clearly see that Russia’s decline in terms of...
Rosenstein, Overseer of Russia Probe, Set to Depart Justice Department Post
Rod Rosenstein, the Justice Department official who oversees the probe into Russia's role in the 2016 US election and faced criticism from President Donald Trump, is...
Shock as Trump Backs Putin on Election Meddling at Summit
Standing side-by-side with Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump on Monday refused to blame the Russian leader for meddling in the 2016 elections, casting doubt on the...
Trump Sits Down With Putin After Denouncing Past US Policy on Russia
US President Donald Trump sat down with Vladimir Putin for a long-awaited summit on Monday saying he wanted good relations with Russia, after blaming Washington's own past...
Minimal Strike on Assad Shows Putin’s Influence Over the US and the Region
JNS.org - The Western missile strikes on three chemical weapons sites in Syria represent a relatively small-scale action against Syrian President Bashar Assad and underline the...
Missiles ‘Will Be Coming’ to Syria, Trump Warns Russia
US President Donald Trump warned Russia on Wednesday of imminent military action in Syria over a suspected poison gas attack, declaring that missiles "will be coming" and...
