Tag: Russia
Why are Russians so stingy with their smiles?
Samuel Putnam, Bowdoin College and Masha A. Gartstein, Washington State University
In the lead-up to the World Cup, articles appeared noting that Russian workers were...
Now that Russia has apparently hacked America’s grid, shoring up security...
Theodore J. Kury, University of Florida
Hackers taking down the U.S. electricity grid may sound like a plot ripped from a Bruce Willis action movie,...
Is the growing Russia crisis another Cold War conflict?
Regina Smyth, Indiana University
A crisis erupted this week as Russian diplomats were ejected from European countries and the U.S., and Western diplomats were ejected...
How does an authoritarian regime celebrate a revolution?
Cynthia Hooper, College of the Holy Cross
“And what, exactly, is there to be celebrating?” snapped Vladimir Putin’s press secretary on Oct. 25, a little...
What the charges against Manafort, Gates and Papadopoulos could mean for...
Rachel Caufield, Drake University
Five months into Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of cooperation between Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia during the 2016 election, Americans...
Why Russia thinks it’s exceptional
Gregory Carleton, Tufts University
Destiny calls upon Russia once more to face the West – or so Russians might believe.
America is not alone in projecting...
Why are Russian media outlets hyping the Mueller investigation?
Cynthia Hooper, College of the Holy Cross
Four major Russia investigations are underway in Washington, along with at least six related federal inquiries.
Anxiety currently...
China’s leverage over ‘Rocket Man’ is key to avoiding nuclear war...
Greg Wright, University of California, Merced
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un are playing a dangerous game of brinkmanship while also...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
