List of Leaders articles
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SB-2_SW_V1 The 1980s American Soap Opera That Explains How Russia Feels About Everything
A look at the peculiar obsession with “Santa Barbara” in the post-Soviet experience.
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Orwell Final Web Flat We Are (Still) Living in an Orwellian World
Surveillance, drones, and never-ending wars have given new global resonance to the works of George Orwell.
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A picture taken on July 5, 2017 shows a souvenir kiosk offering among others a drawing depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin holding a baby with the face of US President Donald Trump, based upon a propaganda poster showing late soviet leader Joseph Stalin holding a baby, in Moscow. It was a constant refrain on the campaign trail for Donald Trump in his quest for the US presidency: "We're going to have a great relationship with Putin and Russia." Now, weighed down by claims that Moscow helped put him in the White House, Trump is set to finally meet his Russian counterpart in an encounter fraught with potential danger for the struggling American leader. / AFP PHOTO / Mladen ANTONOV (Photo credit should read MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images) -
US President Donald Trump (L) and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wait for a meeting with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and others in the Cabinet Room of the White House June 30, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) Trump Assigns White House Team to Target Iran Nuclear Deal, Sidelining State Department
Unhappy with Tillerson over Iran, the president is turning to trusted aides.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 19: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert Mueller testifies during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee June 19, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Mueller confirmed that the FBI uses drones for domestic surveillance during the hearing on FBI oversight. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) How Will Trump’s Attack Dogs Affect Mueller’s Russia Investigation?
The special counsel has a mammoth job, and the president has just warned him of what he long suspected: He may not have much time.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 31: White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer speaks during the daily press briefing at the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House January 31, 2017 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump will announce his pick for the Supreme Court associate justice nominee at the East Room this evening. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) -
TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump takes his place for the family photo on the first day of the G20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany, on July 7, 2017. Leaders of the world's top economies gather from July 7 to 8, 2017 in Germany for likely the stormiest G20 summit in years, with disagreements ranging from wars to climate change and global trade. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) There Is No Trump Doctrine, and There Will Never Be One
Six months into the president’s term and it’s already clear that small wins and tactical deals do not amount to a strategy of any sort.
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US Secretary of Defense James Mattis speaks after his ceremonial swearing-in as secretary of defense watched by US President Donald Trump on January 27, 2017 at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) Trump’s First 6 Months Were Terrible, But He Got 3 Things Right
If Clinton were sitting in the Oval Office, U.S. defense policy would look much the same.
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GettyImages-157872419crop The Magnitsky Affair and Russia’s Original Sin
Sergei Magnitsky's death at the hand of the state exposed the rot at the heart of Moscow. Its ripple effects have shaped Russian foreign and domestic policy ever since.
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Then-FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 13, 2013. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Trump’s Business Dealings Are Officially Under Investigation
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is looking into Russia-linked transactions, including several real estate deals.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 13: U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions listens during a news conference to announce significant law enforcement actions July 13, 2017 at the Justice Department in Washington, DC. Attorney General Jeff Sessions held the news conference to announce the 2017 health care fraud takedown. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Trump Attacks Federal Law Enforcement With a Blunt Force Instrument
It should be patently clear to everyone that the president does not want an independent Justice Department.
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Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) speaks with ExxonMobil President and Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson during the signing of a Rosneft-ExxonMobil strategic partnership agreement in Sochi on August 30, 2011. Russia's oil champion Rosneft and US ExxonMobil clinched a global deal worth up to half-a-trillion dollars that will see the US supermajor take BP's place in pioneering Arctic exploration work. AFP PHOTO / RIA NOVOSTI / POOL / ALEXEY DRUZHININ (Photo credit should read ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/Getty Images) Treasury Fines ExxonMobil for Tillerson-Era Russia Sanctions Violation
The optics might not be great, but the oil giant can shrug off the relatively small monetary fine.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel greets US President Donald Trump prior to the start of the first working session of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, northern Germany, on July 7. Leaders of the world's top economies will gather from July 7 to 8, 2017 in Germany for likely the stormiest G20 summit in years, with disagreements ranging from wars to climate change and global trade. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / IAN LANGSDON (Photo credit should read IAN LANGSDON/AFP/Getty Images) Rational Security on the E.R.: The “Wray of Sunshine” Edition
Can the president’s nominee for FBI director be heard over the noise that surrounds him?
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Donald Trump, Präsident der USA (M.), begrüßt Wladimir Putin, Präsident Russlands (r.), im Rahmen der Eröffnung des G20-Gipfels auf dem Messegelände. -
Screen Shot 2017-07-19 at 3.05.48 PM Chinese Steel Output Hits All-Time High
Just in time for Trump’s big push against Chinese steel imports.
