by Daniel Larison | Jun 11, 2022 | News
William Neuman makes a compelling case for lifting broad sanctions on Venezuela:The oil embargo and other general sanctions targeting the economy are deeply unpopular in Venezuela. Many opposition politicians have come out against them, although Guaidó and some...
by Gilbert Doctorow | Feb 22, 2022 | News
This was a comment posted on my website this morning from a reader of my last essay “Meet the new Proactive Russia” posted on 16 February, though in light of the latest developments it now seems ages ago. Yes, indeed, Mr. Putin yesterday moved on from the stalled...
by Michael Zigismund | Feb 19, 2022 | News
America’s image abroad seems to have revived significantly with the entry of the Biden administration. But the reason may simply be the changing of the guard, since President Joe Biden’s foreign policy scorecard has been mixed at best.In the Washington Post this...
by Gilbert Doctorow | Jan 20, 2022 | News
The American Secretary of State is adding air miles to his account this week by visiting Kiev, Berlin and tomorrow Geneva for meetings with President Zelensky, Chancellor Scholz and RF Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov respectively. However, whether abroad or...
by Gilbert Doctorow | Dec 31, 2021 | News
Information provided to the press by both American and Russian sides following the 50 minute telephone conversation between presidents Putin and Biden is very meager. That has not prevented major Western media like the New York Times and Financial Times from putting...
