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“A riddle, wrapped in an enigma, inside a mystery.” That is how Winston Churchill, the great wartime leader of Great Britain, described the difficulty of dealing with Russia. He spoke the words in 1939, shortly after the outbreak of World War II in Europe.

“A riddle, wrapped in an enigma, inside a mystery.”That is how Winston Churchill, the great wartime leader of Great Britain, described the difficulty of dealing with Russia. He spoke the

Analysts at the Brookings Institution have called extending the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) a “no brainer.” In reality, the United States is better off letting New START expire.

The Trump Administration will have the chance and responsibility to reassess the U.S. nuclear weapons posture.

Neocon publication The Atlantic has an article out titled “The Rise of the Liberal Hawks” which is infuriating as much for its sycophantic empire apologia as for how much of it is entirely correct.“Progressives typically see war as inherently murderous and dehumanizing — sapping progress, curtailing free expression, and channeling resourc

The passing of Mikhail Gorbachev on August 30, at the age of 91, provides an incentive to examine not only his legacy and life, but also the nation he led

Despite his efforts to bring a peaceful end to the Cold War and restructure the Soviet Union on more liberal terms, his own people disdained him, holding him responsible for the collapse of the USSR.

In ways that he never intended, the first and only president of the Soviet Union shaped world history. By Scott Ritter Special to Consortium News I bore first-hand witness to the birth of the Perestroika “revolution” unleashed on the Soviet Union by Mikhail Gorbachev, and to its eventual d

A timeline of major events in the life of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev , who has died at age 91 .

The best thing about the House appropriations bill passed last month is that it is largely symbolic. Were it otherwise, it would bode poorly for the rebuilding of the United States military. Passed on a strict party line vote, the bill is part of an omnibus package outlining appropriations for four federal agencies including the Defense Department. Yet, the bill is almost irrelevant to the funding process, as it was passed in the absence of any agreement on funding levels for 2020. This virtuall...