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Timothy Frye

Timothy Frye is chair of the political science department at Columbia University and writes on politics, economics and Russia.

Donald Trump; Vladimir Putin (AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko/Evan Vucci)

Wouldn’t it be nice? How the Russia investigation intersects with real-world U.S. foreign policy goals

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Trump, Putin and Flynnghazi: The president’s apparent reversal on Russia and Crimea isn’t all that hard to understand

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Why is Donald Trump so cozy with the Kremlin? A political scientist and Russia expert breaks down the theories

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