Author & journalist. Former NY Times foreign correspondent. Boston Globe columnist. Senior Fellow @WatsonInstitute for Intl. and Public Affairs @Brownuniversity
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Stephen Kinzer retweeted
I read the generous excerpt on Amazon. There's a lot of pre-1991 history here that I wasn't aware of. Also some great Legacy-of-Ashes-style stories about CIA Ivy league chickenhawks sending idiot OUN insurgents to certain death by parachute. Take a look.
bostonglobe.com/2026/10/10/o…
My @GlobeIdeas column:
Will the next administration prosecute Trump’s top officials?
"Malfeasance in Washington has often been blithely pardoned...New challenges to that cycle of impunity are welcome." (Text on FB)
Library Journal review of my new book "Boiling Point: How America Brought War to Ukraine"
"An eye-opening history of U.S. involvement in Ukraine, arguing that 75 years of covert conflict between the U.S. and Russia set the stage for the current war in Ukraine."
Stephen Kinzer retweeted
Cool read.
I spoke in this interview about my book "The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War."
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Stephen Kinzer retweeted
In @GlobeOpinion, @stephenkinzer argues that Iran's historical resilience, religious traditions, and fraught relationship with the U.S. make it far better equipped to withstand American pressure than the Trump administration expected.
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Stephen Kinzer retweeted
Only by ignoring every serious scholar and intelligence analyst was it possible for Trump to delude himself into thinking that Iran was a soft target, writes @stephenkinzer in #GlobeIdeas. In fact, the opposite is true. trib.al/xAXysX3
My @GlobeIdeas column: "Iran’s great weapon in this war is its resilience and ability to absorb pain...It’s clear which country is better girded for a long conflict." (Full text on FB) bostonglobe.com/2026/09/16/o…
Stephen Kinzer retweeted
Denial is an important psychological tool. It allows us to reject unpleasant truths and shield ourselves from guilt. Until 9/11, many Americans happily followed what Freud called the “ostrich policy.” That is no longer possible, laments @stephenkinzer
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Stephen Kinzer retweeted
"Nine years of Kavala’s life are gone; no ruling can give them back. That irreversible loss is what makes this the most symbolic case of Europe’s number one political prisoner."
Commentary by @yavuzbaydar4
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Stephen Kinzer retweeted
“Debate over imperialism is as old as our Republic. It addresses a profound question: Should the United States seek to impose its will on foreign nations or allow them to go their own way?” writes @stephenkinzer in #GlobeIdeas. trib.al/1ciTWHq
"Anti-imperialism has no relation to communism, anarchism, or Marxism. It is a rich American tradition. Especially at this point in American history, it should be taken seriously."
My column: (full text on FB)
bostonglobe.com/2026/08/17/o…
First review of my forthcoming book "Boiling Point," from Kirkus: “While not excusing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Kinzer’s narrative does put the lie to the Biden administration’s assertion that it was ‘totally unprovoked.’ A damning, well-argued case study in war by proxy.”
Stephen Kinzer retweeted
🎙️Friday: 50 years after Project MKUltra was exposed, Congress is asking new questions. I’m joined by award-winning journalist and historian @stephenkinzer, to unpack the recent congressional hearing, the truth behind the CIA's mind control program.
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Stephen Kinzer retweeted
New podcast trailer drop 🔥 check out some of the newest guests on Come Together with Ephraim Herschmann
Hippie ✌️ and Quantum Physics 🧑🔬 History with @MIT historian and physicist David Kaiser
@stephenkinzer’s recent congressional 🇺🇸 testimony on MK Ultra and his book “Poisoner in Chief”
@TheGillisian on The Phenomenon 👽 🛸 😈
Dr Galnosh Sharafsaleh on cognition 🧠 and music 🎶 🎹
The CIA’s Most Dangerous Man? Stephen Kinzer on MK-Ultra, Mind Control, and Sidney Gottlieb
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