Why is Putin backing North Korea? To build up Russia as a great power. Making Russia great again: Abby Schrader on the facts and fictions of Russian nationalism. The politics of Russian nationalism: Vladimir Putin rules Russia because he is a centrist. Why the anti-war Left should attack Putin, too: His leftist apologists in the U.S. media aren’t just blind to Russia’s election meddling, but to Putin’s xenophobia and homophobia. The Russians were involved — but it wasn’t about collusion. President Trump, keep in mind that Russia and the West think about negotiations very, very differently. Putin’s bet on a Trump presidency backfires spectacularly. Matt Damsker reviews Putin: His Downfall and Russia’s Coming Crash by Richard Lourie. On a tiny Norwegian island, America keeps an eye on Russia.
