Mikhail Gorbachev

Deny the Truth at All Costs: Moscow’s Perennial Playbook

Remembering how Moscow dealt with the catastrophe in Chornobyl 40 years ago reveals the cornerstone of the Kremlin’s modus operandi: manage perception first, reality later

Why 2026 Could Prove as Important as 1989

The year the Berlin Wall came down marked the end of one epoch and the start of another. This year could do the same.

Freedom for Iran: Learning From U.S. Support for Polish Anti-Communists in the 1980s

The Near Enemy: China’s Subnational Reach Into the United States

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The Despotic Duo

Russo-Iranian Cooperation and Threats to U.S. Interests

Martyrs – and newsmen – for freedom

Jimmy Lai and Dmitry Muratov put their lives on the line

The Chinese Communist Party’s Threat to America

Russia sanctions grow faster, larger than South Africa sanctions in 1980s

When I lived in Moscow, I worked for Bloomberg, banked at Citibank, used my Visa card at Ikea, lunched at McDonald’s and flew home on Aeroflot to New York. As of this week, all that is over. As more than...

Amnesty spreads the virus of antisemitism

It defames, demonizes, and attempts to delegitimize the Jewish state

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Late June

Iran Is More Than Persia

Ethnic Politics in the Islamic Republic

Iran’s Multiethnic Society Explains Why Tehran Fears Democracy

Iran faces the democracy conundrum: in multi-ethnic states where one non-majority group prevails over others, democratization entails risk of loss of empire.

Study war some more

World War II and the Cold War carry useful lessons

Once Upon a Time, U.S. Foreign Policy Worked

George H.W. Bush's administration was evidence of what the establishment was capable of.