We are besieged, readers. As the archives of this magazine make perfectly plain, the spasm of Russophobia now threatening to overcome us is but a variant of the anti-Soviet paranoia that defined the 1950s and early 1960s.
https://www.thenation.com/article/the-perils-of-russophobia/
https://www.ft.com/content/7449ffc2-cd24-11e6-864f-20dcb35cede2
Ukrainian businessman Victor Pinchuk writes that Crimea should not get in the way of a deal that ends the war. The lives that will be saved are worth it.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-must-make-painful-compromises-for-peace-with-russia-1483053902
Un vent mauvais souffle sur l'Occident. Il suffit de douter des mesures prises contre la Russie, ou des complots prêtés à Moscou par la CIA — une institution dont nul n'ignore qu'elle est infaillible et irréprochable —, pour être suspecté de servir les desseins du Kremlin.
http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/2017/01/HALIMI/56967
A central promise of President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy is that he will forge a working partnership with Russia, turning an adversary into an ally in combating terrorist networks overseas and other global threats that bedeviled President Barack Obama.
France’s two leading presidential candidates oppose sanctions against Moscow, threatening to upend Europe’s strategy for containing Russia’s military assertiveness.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/france-poised-for-pro-russia-pivot-1482946472
CFR experts investigate the impact of information and communication technologies on security, privacy, and international affairs.
http://blogs.cfr.org/cyber/2016/12/29/year-in-review-russia-and-the-election/
As U.S. Stands Aside, Russia, Turkey Ink Cease-fire in Syria « | Foreign Policy | the Global Magazine of News and Ideas
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/12/29/as-u-s-stands-aside-russia-turkey-ink-cease-fire-in-syria/
Cybersecurity experts say the Obama administration is not likely to pursue cloak-and-dagger steps against Russia now.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/obama-russia-cyber-attacks-options-233050