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Putin's Dirty War, Geopolitical Adjustments and Prospects for Future Wars, Part III Aug. 20, 2022
This is part three of a six-part column that examines global geopolitical readjustments since 2019 a... Read More
Putin's Dirty War, Geopolitical Adjustments and Prospects for Future Wars, Part II Aug. 13, 2022
An examination of maps of Europe and Eurasia helps to understand Russia's geopolitical paranoia and ... Read More
It Turns Out Killing the Iran Nuclear Deal Wasn't Such a Good Idea After All Dec. 24, 2021
Even Israel's most hawkish defense officials now concede that the Trump administration's decision to... Read More
Let's Hope Biden's Nominee Is the Same Old Ken Salazar Jun. 17, 2021
We have a big problem at the border and maybe it takes a moderate, commonsense Colorado Democrat to ... Read More
In Praise of Trump Administration Transactional Diplomacy Jan. 06, 2021
Until the Trump administration began its experiment in 21st-century American transactional diplomacy... Read More
The Diplomacy of Haggling Dec. 12, 2020
Travelers are, to some degree, diplomats who willingly or unwillingly represent their country abroad... Read More
For China, the Quad Is a Diplomatic and Military Double Whammy Oct. 07, 2020
This week's Quadrilateral Security Dialogue foreign ministers meeting in Tokyo signals that so-calle... Read More
For China, the Quad Is a Diplomatic and Military Double Whammy Oct. 07, 2020
This week's Quadrilateral Security Dialogue foreign ministers meeting in Tokyo signals that so-calle... Read More
If Baghdad Wants Us Out, Let's Go! Jan. 07, 2020
Fifteen years after the U.S. invaded Iraq to turn Saddam Hussein's dictatorship into a beacon of dem... Read More
Why We're Still Thankful Nov. 28, 2019
Americans can be excused for feeling something less than thankful for the ongoing depredations of Wa... Read More
Mars Gets Diplomatic Oct. 04, 2019
Mars in Libra signals the increased need for diplomacy. Individuals who can meet the need will rise ... Read More
Diplomatically Countering Threats to Arctic Real Estate Aug. 14, 2019
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's candid May 6 speech at the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting ... Read More
Who Needs Sweden Anyway? Aug. 04, 2019
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump crowed Friday when a Swedish judge released New York rappe... Read More
Deter Iran, But Don't Go to War May. 24, 2019
The Islamic Republic of Iran is an enemy of the United States. It poses a constant threat to America... Read More
Pelosi Acts to Undo Trump on the World Stage Apr. 24, 2019
While Washington mulled over the Mueller report, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was seeing the world. Sh... Read More
SecDef Mattis and India's Sitharaman Conduct Meaningful Public Diplomacy Dec. 12, 2018
The SecDef's crafted statement was simultaneously a nuanced appeal to an ally and a harsh siren warn... Read More
If Trump Wants Mexican Cooperation, Quiet Diplomacy Is the Way to Go Nov. 20, 2018
The U.S.-Mexico bilateral relationship is on trial in more ways than one these days. Tested by sharp... Read More
Trump's 2 Big Advantages: Time and Low Expectations May. 03, 2018
Despite the daily pounding he receives from the media, President Donald Trump enjoys two advantages ... Read More
The Trump Administration's Korea Diplomacy Timeline May. 02, 2018
The April 27 hug between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un wa... Read More
Fusion Feminism Oct. 18, 2017
Again and again, my mind returns to the letters I receive from women discouraged and frustrated in t... Read More
