Editor’s Note: Among the few journalists left in the US who are not obsessed with demonizing Putin, prize-winning Aaron Maté stands out as the most consistently balanced and fair (understanding Putin without justifying him). What follows is an excerpt of his most recent substack article, in which he reminds us that Zelensky got elected…
By Ted Galen Carpenter Published 22 hours ago NATO Expansion – The Trigger for Russia’s Attack on Ukraine? – Russia’s military offensive against Ukraine is an act of aggression that will make already worrisome tensions between NATO and Moscow even more dangerous. The West’s new cold war with Russia has turned hot. Vladimir Putin bears primary responsibility…
[Editor’s Note: I agree with Snowden about the grotesque zeal of the US media when it discusses the prospects of a war in Ukraine. We should also remember that the ones who are now making evidence-free claims about Russia’s likely false-flag operation are the same people who told us there were weapons of mass…
Professor Mearsheimer gave this talk in 2015 and it is more relevant today than ever. He shows how NATO expansion is at the root of the conflict with Russia, reminds us how Russia’s unwillingness to tolerate NATO on its doorstep is no different than our own “Monroe Doctrine.” He suggests that NATO should explicitly…
[Editor’s Note: This is among the most important articles that I’ve reprinted in the last decade, since it describes how a US blunder in the 1990s has resulted in a new cold war with Russia, a serious nuclear power] BY RAJAN MENON Reprinted with permission from TomDispatch.com Understandably enough, commentaries on…