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Stephen F. Cohen was the leading American Russia expert of his generation. He became a vocal critic of Washingtonâs ânew Cold Warâ with Moscow after the fall of Yeltsin. He was almost totally removed from mainstream U.S. media over the next decade and a half and ended writing for RT. My own views are similar to Cohenâs on basic issues of U.S.-Russia relations. He will be missed. Here is an excerpt from a short RT obituary and an interview with him from around 2018:
âAs a frequent visitor to Russia, Cohen became well-connected among leading Soviet dissidents, politicians and thinkers in the 1980s, even befriending Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev....
âBreaking with many American academics and political commentators, Cohen was highly critical of Washingtonâs approach to Russia following the collapse of the Soviet Union. He warned of the dangers of NATO expansion and argued that much of the economic devastation seen in Russia during the 1990s could be traced to bad-faith policies and advice from the United States....
âAfter the election of Donald Trump, Cohen found himself in the crosshairs of the mainstream media for challenging the ... Russiagate narrative.â
Stephen Cohen on how impeachment battle is impacting US-Russia relations
Stephen F. Cohen, pre-eminent contemporary American scholar of Russia & USSR, friend of Gorbachev & advisor to Bush, dies at 81
âAs a frequent visitor to Russia, Cohen became well-connected among leading Soviet dissidents, politicians and thinkers in the 1980s, even befriending Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev....
âBreaking with many American academics and political commentators, Cohen was highly critical of Washingtonâs approach to Russia following the collapse of the Soviet Union. He warned of the dangers of NATO expansion and argued that much of the economic devastation seen in Russia during the 1990s could be traced to bad-faith policies and advice from the United States....
âAfter the election of Donald Trump, Cohen found himself in the crosshairs of the mainstream media for challenging the ... Russiagate narrative.â
Stephen Cohen on how impeachment battle is impacting US-Russia relations
Stephen F. Cohen, pre-eminent contemporary American scholar of Russia & USSR, friend of Gorbachev & advisor to Bush, dies at 81