An invitation for Americans (and others) to join the fray and add their names in support of global Détente..
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After the Trump victory: Whither Europe?
Survey of a very eventful week on the Old Continent
Russian Political Talk Shows as Litmus Test of Freedom of Expression in Russia
My firsthand experience of the Russian political talk show phenomenon has left me with no doubt that this is bona fide journalism serving the public interest
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From Triumphalism to Outreach
The impending clash between an Establishment that marginalizes itself by its obstinacy and supercilious attitude to the new occupant of the Oval Office and a determined President pulling in the other direction can only spoil the political atmosphere and threaten stability at home.
Russia Media Watch: America’s disgraceful presidential electoral campaign, 2016
The panelists on a key Russian talk show conclude that the USA has a political leadership at the national level that is unworthy and inappropriate to its position in the world. On this point, I expect that many American readers of this portal will concur.
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Russia is ready for war with the USA to defend its national interests , while the American public slumbers on…
The end result of the official silence in the USA about Russia’s message of defiance and its military wherewithal in place in Syria to defend what it construes as its national interest is that as a nation we are flying blind.
Lev Tolstoy, ‘Anna Karenina’ and the group think of Western media heading us into WWIII
All the frogs croak before a storm. One can hear nothing for them.
Travel Notes of a Talking Head: the first Trump-Clinton debate as seen from Moscow
The premise of the show’s producers was that the debates would hold great interest for a good many Russians, because their country has figured large in the US pre-election campaigns of both parties. Read on…
Making sense of the Russian parliamentary elections of 18 September 2016: a first attempt
Only after the voting results came in did Western media perk up and publish reports about Russia’s Duma elections. What have they said and what have they left out or failed to explain? Read on…
Populists in power: Russia and the USA
Populism is the up and coming thing in US electoral politics and….in Russian electoral politics. What does this mean for bilateral relations?
Gilbert Doctorow 