In a year of surreal political developments, a curious flipping of the script is playing out in Washington: Democrats furious about reports of alleged Russian interference in the American electoral process are the main ones banging the drum about Kremlin perfidy; conservatives, once at the vanguard of the Cold War, are now more circumspect in their criticism of Moscow and, in some instances, rushing to its defense.
Even if the CIA’s allegations of deliberate Russian meddling in the American election in Trump’s favor prove to be flimsy, a profound new reality is reshaping Western politics.
