John Mearsheimer is regularly introduced in the media as an expert on Russia, yet he was flummoxed about how to buy a coffee in Moscow. With Mearshei-mania not quite gripping Russia during his visit, we take a deep dive into how ‘realists’ lost touch with reality.
He's guitarist for two of Canada's biggest bands, Arcade Fire and Wolf Parade. He's also a vile troll who mocks victims of communism. We uncover troubling accusations against Boeckner and trace his descent into extremism.
After largely ignoring the impact of drone strikes inside Russia, their media is finally addressing the issue.. of, er.. its depiction in Estonian pork advertising.
If Ukrainians stopped resisting, the fate of the Chechens today would be theirs tomorrow.
Satterfield was an imagined NATO base and a pre-internet meme. Some of its inhabitants went on to play a major role with the real NATO decades later.
Here’s what those tropes, clichés, and stereotypes sound like in reverse.
Some have questioned why Hersh's anonymous American source would use an autotranslated Russian phrase.
A British columnist offers more magical thinking about the demise of the Soviet Union.
It continues the work of the equally misnamed “World Peace Council”, backed by the Soviets.
