Putin’s desire “to speak directly to the American people and their political leaders” about “recent events surrounding Syria.” . Putin’s op-ed in the Times appeared under the title: “A Plea for Caution From Russia.” ..…

He and other close advisors to Putin have been receiving “first-hand insights into strategies and techniques of American campaign practice,” a tutelage they presumably assume will assist their leader’s grand political ambitions. ... If the U.S. influenced Russian politics as much as..…

Neither the European nor the American public is fully aware of the severity of the challenge. President Vladimir Putin wants to destabilize all of Ukraine by precipitating a financial and political collapse for which he can disclaim responsibility, while avoiding occupation of a part of..…

But Putin really got under the skin of the U.S. establishment when he disagreed with President Barack Obama’s defense of “American exceptionalism.” Putin wrote, “It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation. ..…

It's time to expose the whys and wherefores of the almost-successful attempt to mousetrap President Barack Obama into open attack on Syria three years ago. Little-known and still less appreciated is the intervention of Russian President Vladimir Putin as deus ex machina rescuing Obama from the corner into. ..…

Likewise, his decision to pivot to China seems to suggest that he is slowly giving up on Russia’s American partner. . Meetings between Putin and his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping have been occurring regularly. ..…

The liberal world order is taking a beating these days, and not just at the hands of Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. In recent months a bevy of American political scientists from the progressive left to the libertarian right has launched attacks on the very idea of the liberal..…