The question popped up whether Classical Marxism is illiberal or not. Are the political actions and philosophies in Marx' and Engel's writings repugnant to, or consistent with, Liberalism and Republicanism? There is often the reminder that Marx' writing is radically different to the political forms that were made in his name, the worst being the totalitarian excesses of Stalin and Mao - however Marx and Engel published the Communist Manifesto which was specifically written for a popular (proletarian) audience and can be compared to the principles of Liberalism and Republicanism. (more)
Stephen Cohen has an article titled;
The New Cold War
. Cohen argues that the main threat to American security remains Russia and that the American policy approach to Russia since the Cold War is exacerbating that threat.
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