"Russia and America are still talking on fairly cordial terms in public, as indeed are Russia and Western Europe, and …"

"A central distinction in realist international relations thought is that between vital and secondary national interes…"

"The phrase “a new cold war” is a cheap journalistic formula, but it contains real dangers. The United States’ geopoli…"

"Russia perceives NATO as an enemy — fair enough: NATO perceives Russia as an enemy — and is determined to prevent maj…"

"The existing crisis with Russia has origins that go far beyond Putin. Russia has a foreign and security blob, just as…"

"It may also be pointed out that in the Middle East, it is the U.S. that has frequently acted as a disruptor as with t…"

"Failing at least initial moves towards such a compromise, it does indeed look likely that there will be some form of …"

"My Russian interlocutors, some of whom I’ve known for many years, are by no means pro-Western anymore; they’re very a…"

"Russia will do their utmost not to target civilians in Ukraine or Ukrainian cities, because their whole political pla…"

"It would mean the end of civilization. As innumerable studies have shown, it would be exceptionally difficult in thos…"