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The Kremlin’s Military Posture Reconsidered
The Kremlin’s Military Posture Reconsidered To the vast majority of Americans, including the foreign policy establishment, the question posed in the title may seem something of a joke. After all, absolute military superiority over Russia and other potential rivals for global influence has been the objective of US military policy for the last twenty-five years […]
A Coming Russia-Ukraine War?
A Coming Russia-Ukraine War? A new draft law adopted by the Ukrainian Parliament and awaiting Petro Poroshenko’s signature threatens to escalate the Ukrainian conflict into a full-blown war, pitting nuclear-armed Russia against the United States and NATO, reports Gilbert Doctorow. While much of America’s – and the world’s – attention focused this weekend reflecting on […]
A Deaf Ear to Dire Russian Warnings
A Deaf Ear to Dire Russian Warnings Official Washington is so obsessed with the hyped Russia-gate allegations that it isn’t picking up on dire warnings from Russia that continued U.S. military interference in Syria won’t be tolerated, as Gilbert Doctorow notes. From time to time, the Kremlin uses the Sunday evening weekly news wrap-up program […]
America’s Fragile Future
America’s Fragile Future The U.S. mainstream’s flailing about over alleged Russian “meddling” in American politics reflects a nation that is rapidly losing its global dominance and fearful of even the slightest challenge, as Gilbert Doctorow explains. Does the United States have a future as a great power? President Donald J. Trump and President Emmanuel Macron […]
The NYT’s Grim Depiction of Russian Life
The NYT’s Grim Depiction of Russian Life As a top propaganda outlet pushing the New Cold War, The New York Times paints life in Russia in the darkest hues, but this one-sided depiction misses the reality of the increasingly vibrant country that Gilbert Doctorow sees. Our five-week stay at our home in the Russian countryside […]
Russia’s Diversity of Opinion
Russia’s Diversity of Opinion The usual U.S. depiction of Russian media is that all you get is Kremlin propaganda, but prime-time talk shows actually offer wider diversity of opinion and more substantive debates than what appears on American TV, says Gilbert Doctorow. I remember with a shudder an exchange I had with Elmar Brok on March […]
Dutch Voters Reject Ukraine Deal
Dutch Voters Reject Ukraine Deal Dutch voters struck a blow against the E.U.’s Ukrainian association agreement – and the incessant Russia-bashing that has surrounded it – creating hope for less belligerence in Europe, writes Gilbert Doctorow. On this overcast Thursday morning in Brussels, the political capital of Europe, rays of bright sunshine are breaking through […]
Creating Russia/China Bogeymen
Creating Russia/China Bogeymen Relying on the most unreliable propaganda, Washington’s foreign policy establishment is seeking massive new military spending to counter Russian and Chinese “aggression” — when a more sober analysis would show these “threats” to be wildly exaggerated, as Gilbert Doctorow explains. Where Russia is concerned – and now also China – one can […]
