Gorbachev told the Interfax news agency that the two leaders – who spoke by phone after Biden’s inauguration last month – should meet and discuss further arms curbs.
Paul Robinson: Imperial Waste
irrussianalityMarch 4, 2021
Imperialism is big gigantic waste of money. Let’s start with that.
American University in Moscow: Honoring Veterans while Saving the Planet
russiaHouseMarch 4, 2021
Every year there are 10 billion tons of carbon in new emissions. Planting 1.2 trillion trees could reverse climate change back at least for twenty years. Many countries might join this effort, but the United States and Russia must lead.
Nikolas K. Gvosdev: Joe Biden’s Risky Russia Sanctions Game
TNIMarch 3, 2021
How will U.S. action towards Moscow affect two more critical relationships for Washington: the ones with Berlin and Beijing?
Robert Merry: A Russian Class In Geopolitics 101
TACMarch 3, 2021
Whether in Ukraine or Georgia, Vladimir Putin’s actions shouldn’t come as a surprise to an aggressive United States.
AP: US sanctions Russian officials over nerve-agent attack
APMarch 2, 2021
The Biden administration sanctioned seven mid-level and senior Russian officials on Tuesday, along with more than a dozen businesses and other entities, over a nearly fatal nerve-agent attackon opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his subsequent jailing.
Archie Brown: Happy 90th Birthday, Mr. Gorbachev
the nationMarch 2, 2021
Future generations of Russians will surely recognize the magnitude of his achievements and honor the man who broke with an authoritarian and totalitarian past.
Virtual Program: Why is America getting a new $100 billion dollar weapon?
BOASMarch 2, 2021
A discussion on the new US ICBM nuclear missile, or Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) with Bulletin contributing editor Elisabeth Eaves and Arms Control Association chairman Thomas Countryman. Moderated by The Nation’s Katrina vanden Heuvel.
Daryl G. Kimball: Enough Already: No New ICBMs
ACAMarch 2, 2021
President Joe Biden entered office with a deep knowledge of the dangers of nuclear weapons and the arms race. During the campaign, he said the United States “does not need new nuclear weapons” and “will work to maintain a strong, credible deterrent while reducing our reliance and excessive expenditure on nuclear weapons.”
Dimitri K. Simes: Getting Serious About Russia
TNIFebruary 28, 2021
The future of U.S.-Russia relations is largely America’s choice. If the United States cannot settle for anything short of unquestioned hegemony, Russia will indubitably prove a serious impediment, prepared to challenge it.