When foreign affairs are, literally, personal.
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July 27, 2018
Putin wanted to interrogate me. Trump called it ‘an incredible offer.’ Why?
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July 17, 2018
The Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki was a historic event — in the worst possible way
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Helsinki will be remembered as the most appalling public display of capitulation by an American president to a Kremlin leader ever.
July 15, 2018
I’ve been in meetings with Putin. Here’s what Trump can expect.
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He's confident. He'll never admit wrongdoing. And he'll probably be late.
June 28, 2018
Why Trump’s personalized approach to diplomacy is bad for America
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Foreign diplomacy should be shaped by national interests, not by personal chemistry.
May 30, 2018
Why Trump’s plans for regime change in Iran will have the opposite effect
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A new round of sanctions will merely drive the people into the arms of the mullahs.
May 11, 2018
Putin needed an American enemy. He picked me.
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A widespread state disinformation campaign said I wanted to overthrow Russia's government
May 1, 2018
Ukraine’s democracy is approaching ‘make or break’ — and the West is missing in action
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Putin is at war with democracy there.
March 13, 2018
The North Korea talks haven’t even started yet, and Trump is already in trouble
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Trump urgently needs to up his game if he wants to avoid a disaster.
February 27, 2018
Remembering a Russian champion of freedom
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Today, Washington renames a square in honor of Boris Nemtsov.
February 5, 2018
The right way to manage nuclear competition with Russia
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Jon Wolfsthal is Director of the Nuclear Crisis Group and a former Senior Director at the National Security Council. Michael McFaul is director of...