University Chair in Critical Thinking Publications
Submissions from 2020
(Blog Post) Lara, Pasternak, and the mystique of Doctor Zhivago, Nicholas Hayes
(Blog Post) Stephen F. Cohen, Nicholas Hayes
Submissions from 2019
(Blog Post) Brezhnev’s Winter, Nicholas Hayes
(Blog Post) 2018 retrospect: person of the year, Nicholas Hayes, Anthony Cunningham, Louis D. Johnston, James H. Read, and Noreen L. Herzfeld
Submissions from 2018
(Blog Post) One Year Retrospective on the State of the Union, Anthony Cunningham, Nicholas Hayes, Noreen L. Herzfeld, Louis D. Johnston, and Derek R. Larson
(Blog Post) Looking for Leningrad my Russian Life, Nicholas Hayes
(Blog Post) Summer reading reviews, Noreen L. Herzfeld, Louis D. Johnston, and Nicholas Hayes
Submissions from 2017
(Blog Post) All the President's Clowns, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) On Trump's behavior, Putin — and why a Russian adage keeps ringing in my head, Nicholas Hayes
(Blog Post) Trump's Kompromat, Nicholas Hayes
(Blog Post) Political Turmoil and Personal Refuge: Trump Presidency at 100 Days and Beyond, Nicholas Hayes, Noreen L. Herzfeld, Louis D. Johnston, James Read, Kathleen A. Cahalan, and Derek R. Larson
Submissions from 2016
(Blog Post) MPR "Friday Roundtable: Foreign Policy", Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) Trump and Putin: the bros in arms, Nicholas Hayes
(Blog Post) The Election: Our View from the Avon Hills, Louis D. Johnston, Nicholas Hayes, Noreen L. Herzfeld, James Read, Kathleen A. Cahalan, and Derek R. Larson
Submissions from 2014
(News Article) 100 years after an assassination: Sarajevo remembers and forgets an anniversary, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) In Ukraine, both sides go feral, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) Putin playing Olympic games with centuries-old ethnic conflicts, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) As the ruble tumbles, Putin stumbles — and upheaval looms in Russia, Nicholas Hayes and Louis D. Johnston
Submissions from 2013
(News Article) Boston bombings: Understanding Tsarnaev brothers and their intended audience, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) On Syria, Putin upstages Obama at G20 Summit, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) PR campaign gears up to get Nobel Peace Prize for Putin, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) Putin’s cruel politics behind the ban on Russian adoptions, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) Why Putin relishes the Snowden affair, Nicholas Hayes
Submissions from 2012
(News Article) Declaring victory and retreating: Some difficult questions about Afghanistan, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) Letter from Russia: Putin’s a brute, but the opposition can’t be serious, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) Libya delivers an early ‘October Surprise’, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) Monday’s debate: Watch for what Romney says about Europe, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) Obama stands on the verge of a ‘Truman moment’ in history, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) Only one surprise in Russian election: Putin's tears, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) Romney fights Cold War, Obama fights not to overreach, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) Superior’s East End and Anthony Bukoski’s ghosts, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) The flying Putin glides into U.S. presidential campaign, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) Troubling questions about Obama’s drone warfare, Nicholas Hayes
Submissions from 2011
(News Article) Putin sends Russia's liberals a message, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) Remembering Bill Holm and a journey to Iceland, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) Russian spring: Putin's time may be up, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) What Anders Breivik has in common with war criminals, Nicholas Hayes
Submissions from 2010
(News Article) An excerpt from 'And One Fine Morning: Memories of My Father', Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) Recalling my father this Father's Day -- as author and son, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) Spy scandal: We haven't heard the last laugh yet, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) Understanding U.S.-Russian relations: A conversation with Stephen F. Cohen, Nicholas Hayes
Submissions from 2009
(News Article) Biden travels, talks and ticks off the Russians, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) Chuck Hagel on Iraq and what needs to be done with Iran, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) For Poland, shadow of 1939 hangs over today's events, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) From Minneapolis to Russia: What a historian's Cold War journey tells us about today, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) Ireland and Frank McCourt: a painful struggle continues, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) Is Russia having second thoughts about inviting Obama?, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) Looking back 20 years: Who deserves credit for ending the Cold War?, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) The politics of Putin's torso: marketing a tough guy, Nicholas Hayes
(News Article) Vietnam and Afghanistan: Lessons in disaster?, Nicholas Hayes
Submissions from 2007
(Video) If a Road Runs Through It, Mark Conway and Nicholas Hayes