Russia
Russian election hacking: The Manchurian Candidate come to life?
December 16, 2016In a sea of increasingly bizarre, negative, and sometimes fake news, should we take the Russian hacking scandal seriously?
Read moreNeither candidate accepts changed role of U.S. in world
October 4, 2016The U.S. remains a superpower, but is no longer as powerful as it once was.
Read moreNATO games 2016: War machine slipping under the radar?
July 7, 2016NATO recently wrapped up the largest war games in Eastern Europe since World War II. Some say the alliance's actions are pushing Europe toward a new Cold War.
Read moreBaiting the bear: NATO and Russia stumble toward new Cold War
May 3, 2016U.S. and European leaders say Russia is becoming more "aggressive" lately; with NATO troops on its border, Moscow sees things differently.
Read moreAmerican-Russian analyst laments the new Cold War
April 29, 2016American-born Justin Lifflander, graduate of Cornell University, arrived in Russia (then the USSR) in 1987 as a driver-mechanic for the U.S. embassy in Moscow.
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