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UPDATE: New Cold War with Russia – Tensions Over the US-NATO-Russia-Ukraine Crisis

BFP Team
Monday, May 9, 2022
News, Peace Activism

This page is an ongoing page with articles updated weekly.

More Useful Articles on US-NATO-Russia-Ukraine Crisis

posted BFP 5/14/22

To End the Horror in Ukraine, Go Big, and Go Broad (Kevin Martin)
Dubois’ “Color Line”: When It Comes to Wars, White Lives Matter (Dr. Mohammed Nurhussein)

April 2022 Articles – posted BFP 5/14/22

Why Non-Western Countries Tend to See Russia’s War Very, Very Differently – Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft (Trita Parsi)
Five Reasons To Be Increasingly Worried About the War in Ukraine (Ted Snider)
Putin’s Attack on Ukraine Is Hideous and Criminal—But That Doesn’t Make Him Insane (Anatol Lieven)
America’s Militarism Will Be Its Downfall (Andrew Bacevich)
The US Has No Idea Where Its Ukrainian Aid is Going (Branko Marcetic)
Statement of The Ukrainian Pacifist Movement Against Perpetuation of War (Pressenza New York)
Our Priority on Ukraine Should Be Saving Lives, Not Punishing Russia (Noam Chomsky, interview by C.J. Polychroniou)
US Secretary of Defense Admits the Real Strategic Goal in Ukraine: Quagmire for Russia (John Burroughs)

Is Our Government Putting Its Full Diplomatic Weight Behind Negotiations? – posted BFP 3/25/22

US Signals It’s Discouraging Zelensky from Making Concessions to Russia That Could End the Fighting, by Dave Decamp, Anti War.com

We Need Humanitarian Aid, De-Escalation, and Diplomacy – posted BFP 3/10/22

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  • It’s time to ask what would a Ukraine-Russia peace deal look like, by Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
  • Calling Russia’s Attack ‘Unprovoked’ Lets U.S. Off the Hook by Bryce Green, in FAIR–Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
  • Now Is the Time for a Global Movement Demanding Nuclear De-escalation by Norman Solomon in Truthout
  • A No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine Could Unleash Untold Violence: Interview with Noam Chomsky in Truthout

– posted BFP 2/25/22

  • Opinion | After Horrific Invasion, ‘Diplomacy Not War’ Must Be More Than a Slogan | Phyllis Bennis (commondreams.org) “There’s no ‘national interest’ worth risking nuclear conflict. But real diplomacy—and Russia’s own antiwar movement—could make all of Europe more secure.”

posted BFP 2/9/22

  • Andrew Bacevich, “A Mournful Legacy” 
A Mournful Legacy
  • Jonathan Guyer, “ How America’s NATO Expansion Obsession Plays into the Ukraine Crisis,”  – https://www.vox.com/22900113/nato-ukraine-russia-crisis-clinton-expansion
  • Katrina Vanden Heuvel, “The Exit from the Ukraine Crisis That’s Hiding in Plain Sight,” 
The Exit From the Ukraine Crisis That’s Hiding In Plain Sight
  • Noam Chomsky, “US Approach to Ukraine and Russia Has Left the Domain of Rational Discourse” (Interview) 

https://truthout.org/articles/us-approach-to-ukraine-and-russia-has-left-the-domain-of-rational-discourse/

  • Rajan Menon, “War with Russia?” 
How Did We Get Here?
  • Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies, “Memo to Congress: Diplomacy for Ukraine is Spelled Minsk,” 
    https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/02/08/memo-congress-diplomacy-ukraine-spelled-m-i-n-s-k

Tensions Over the US-NATO-Russia-Ukraine Crisis – posted BFP 1/25/22

As the tensions over the US-NATO-Russia-Ukraine conflict ratchet up, US policy grows more dangerous. Some helpful articles:

  • Anatol Lieven, “Russia Has Been Warning About Ukraine for Decades. Russia Has Been Warning About Ukraine for Decades. The West Should Have Listened – Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
  • Matt Taibi, “Let’s Not Have a War” Let’s Not Have a War – TK News by Matt Taibbi (substack.com)
  • Joseph Gerson, “ How the US and NATO Could Settle Dispute Over Ukraine Without War, Opinion | How the US and NATO Could Settle Dispute Over Ukraine Without War | Joseph Gerson (commondreams.org)
  • Michael Klare, “A New March of Folly in Europe.” A New “March of Folly” in Europe: Can It Be Averted? | The Nation
  • Statement from the American Committee for US-Russia Accord Statement from The American Committee for US-Russia Accord – American Committee for US-Russia Accord (usrussiaaccord.org)

New Cold War with Russia and China – posted BFP 1/18/22

United States tensions with both China and Russia have become increasingly prominent and dangerous. It is no surprise that conflict with these two countries is once again providing a rationale for extravagant military spending. Earlier this month, both Houses of Congress passed a 2022 National Defense Authorization Bill for $770 billion.  Here are some useful articles offering a critical perspective:

Conflict with Russia

  • Anatol Lieven, “Tragedy of the Victor: America and the End of the Soviet Union,” December 27, 2021https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/12/27/tragedy-of-the-victor-america-and-the-end-of-the-soviet-union/
  • Anatol Lieven, “Did this week’s US-NATO-Russian Meetings Push US Closer to War?” January 13, 2022.Did this week’s US-NATO-Russia meetings push us closer to war? – Responsible Statecraft
  • Katrina Vanden Heuvel, “What a Sensible Ukraine policy would look Like” January 4, 2022,Opinion | What a sensible Ukraine policy would look like – The Washington Post
  • Stephen Wertheim, “Sorry Liberals but You Really Shouldn’t Love NATO,” June 14, 2021Opinion | Biden and the Democrats Love NATO. Should They? – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
  • Joseph Baratta, How Can We Avoid a New Cold War with Russia” December 7, 2021How we can avoid a new Cold War with Russia – Responsible Statecraft 

US Conflict with China

  • Michael Klare, “None Dare Call it Encirclement,” January 23, 2021.https://tomdispatch.com/none-dare-call-it-encirclement/
  •   Peter Beinart, “Biden Thinks He Can Have it Both Ways on China. He’s Wrong.” November 18, 2021, Opinion | Biden Met With Xi. But Is His China Policy Right? – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
  • Charles Freeman, The Growing Peril of War with China Over Taiwan, December 22, 2020.https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2020/12/22/the-growing-peril-of-war-with-china-over-taiwan/
  • Noam Chomsky, U.S.-China Cooperation is Essential to avert a Cold War,” December 22, 2021.https://truthout.org/articles/noam-chomsky-us-china-cooperation-is-essential-to-avert-a-new-cold-war
  • Joe Gerson, “Alternatives to the Pentagon’s China Nightmares,” November 6, 2021https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/11/06/alternatives-pentagons-china-nightmares
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