Amy Knight, a specialist on Russia, is the author of seven books and numerous scholarly articles. She is a frequent contributor to journals and news outlets.
Summit, NJ
Joined May 2010
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So proud of my daughter Molly Knight Raskin for her path-breaking journalism: wired.com/story/a-28-year-ol…
Putin’s Gamble Might Pay Off nytimes.com/2026/07/22/opini… via @NYTOpinion. A rather strange article—anecdotes from the author’s travels about Russia’s efforts to gain support in the non-western world. It hardly shows that Putin’s war against Ukraine is enhancing Russia’s global image or that Russia will “outlast the West.”
nytimes.com/2026/02/23/opini… via @NYTOpinion If Putin hoped that Trump would severely damage the NATO alliance, stop significant military aid to Ukraine and try to force Ukraine into making major concessions to Russia, then his hopes have not been dashed.
nytimes.com/2026/02/22/opini… via @NYTOpinion Lots of interesting personal stories about the impact of the war on Ukrainians, but the piece does not make it clear how Ukraine has “passed the point of no return,” or even what that means.
Iran’s Ayatollah and His Guards Falter After Storm of War and Protests nytimes.com/2026/01/24/world… The author says that the situation in Iran is similar to the Soviet Union in the 1980s. In fact, the situation in the Soviet Union was very different.
nytimes.com/2025/10/03/opini… via @nytopinion This is a very weird, confusing opinion piece. The author lived in Moscow in the early 1990s and she says people were talking about Stalin’s terror in hushed tones. Did she ever hear about Khrushchev’s speech denouncing Stalin?
nytimes.com/2025/08/17/world… via @NYTimes. Yes, Putin laments Russia’s loss of its Soviet fiefdom. But he has focused specifically on making Ukraine Russia’s puppet ever since he became the Kremlin’s leader.
foxnews.com/politics/obama-a…. What a pathetic attempt to show that the Obama Administration "manufactured" intelligence about Russia's interference in the 2016 elections. Complete hogwash.
My interview on CTV about Trump and Putin meeting:
ctvnews.ca/video/2025/08/13/…
He Was a Key Aide to Putin. Then He Balked at the Ukraine War. nytimes.com/2025/08/10/world… via @NYTimes. Kozak was not the only one who balked at the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Several top Kremlin officials, including Nikolai Patrushev, were unhappy about the invasion.
Proud of my daughter Molly for producing this third report on the demise of USAID:
pbs.org/video/cuts-consequen…
Putin’s war spirals after losing Russian chiefs | Amy Knight youtu.be/nMWKC8sJQ0w?si=5PTl… via @YouTube
Why would debunking a December 2016 report show that there was no Russian meddling? Much of the evidence of Russian interference, such as the efforts of the Internet Research Agency, emerged after this. wsj.com/politics/national-se…
nytimes.com/2025/07/03/world… via @NYTimes. This piece says Kadyrov’s troops have not played much of a role in the Ukraine conflict. What about Kadyrov’s Akhmat Battalions, which have been lauded for their fierce fighting in Ukraine?
How ‘Putin’s Chef’ led a mutiny that shook the Kremlin | Review the-tls.co.uk/politics-by-re…
Putin’s Plan to Outlast Ukraine and the U.S. by @aknight613 wsj.com/opinion/putins-plan-…
