by Russ Wellen | Apr 24, 2015 | Redev, War & Peace
Graham Allison, whose voice was heard often after 9/11 warning about nuclear terrorism, is the director of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Dimitri K. Simes is the publisher of the National Interest. Hardly progressive,...
by Russ Wellen | Apr 22, 2015 | Redev, War & Peace
Marine Gen. James Cartwright, whose last job was Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, served as the commander of the U.S. Strategic Command (nukes, et al) from 2004 to 2007. In recent years, he’s served in capacities as, uh, as diverse board member of...
by Kristen Ghodsee | Mar 10, 2014 | Democracy & Governance, Redev
The crisis in Ukraine continues. Russian soldiers are in Crimea, and there are suggestions from Moscow that Eastern Ukraine might be next. Russian lawmakers are rushing to draft legislation that will legalize the expropriation of assets from American and European...
by Mira Oklobdzija | Jan 30, 2023 | War & Peace
For the average Western consumer of news, the present-day situation in the world is clear. The barbarous Russians are, through the war in Ukraine, attacking democracy while the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union are defending it. For their counterparts...
by Bill Fletcher, Jr. | Jan 16, 2023 | Uncategorized, War & Peace
When the Russians began their invasion of Ukraine, it seemed to me to be a no-brainer regarding how progressive forces should respond. After all, the Russians violated international law–quite openly—and it was carried out by a regime that increasingly has the...