Tag: Russia
The Confederate statue debate: 3 essential reads
Nick Lehr, The Conversation
Editor’s note: The following is a roundup of archival stories related to the debate over what to do with Confederate statues.
The...
What to do with Confederate statues?
James Glaser, Tufts University
Could Russia teach us something about how to deal with difficult aspects of our national history?
Many places in the South –...
Imagining Russia post-Putin
Peter Rutland, Wesleyan University
On July 21, Vladimir Putin was asked at an audience with schoolchildren what he will do when he retires. He replied,...
Trump’s friendly meeting with Putin further blurs US-Russia relations
Stephen Benedict Dyson, University of Connecticut
It emerged early this morning: a few seconds of grainy footage showing U.S. President Donald Trump shaking hands with...
Putin’s flacks: Russia’s stealth public relations war
Sue Curry Jansen, Muhlenberg College
The Russian attempt to influence the 2016 American presidential election, using what intelligence agencies call “active measures,” has dominated U.S....
4 things to know about North and South Korea
Ji-Young Lee, American University School of International Service
Editor’s note:
North Korea recently tested a ballistic missile that landed in the sea between North...
Why Russia gave up Alaska, America’s gateway to the Arctic
William L. Iggiagruk Hensley, University of Alaska Anchorage
One hundred and fifty years ago, on March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William...
Russia, an alleged coup and Montenegro’s bid for NATO membership
Vesko Garcevic, Boston University
Testifying before a congressional committee, FBI Director James Comey has confirmed that his agency is investigating links between the...
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...
