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Stephen Cohen, The Nation: Vladimir Putin: The 21st Century’s Greatest Statesman or Its Greatest Threat?
The demonization of Putin seems to answer the question, but is it balanced and factual?
Nation contributing editor Stephen F. Cohen and John Batchelor continue their weekly discussions of the new US-Russian Cold War. (Previous installments are at TheNation.com). This installment focuses on Putin’s policies at home and abroad since he became Russia’s leader in 2000. Cohen argues that a factual and balanced evaluation is of vital importance because the demonization of Putin personally, which indicts him for most everything from ripping apart the world order to murdering his personal opponents, is the central element in the orthodox American political-media narrative of the new Cold War that is leading increasingly to the possibility of actual war between the United States and Russia.
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WNU Editor: This post has an audio interview with Stephen Cohen. If you have 40 minutes to spare, it is worth listening to.
2 comments:
Yes indeed,Viva Mr President Putin.
I would certainly rather sit down and have a beer with Putin, than Obama, Trudeau or Cameron, the guys a real man's man not a pussy.
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