21 Jan, 2019
The Shame of the One Percent Continues
“Speaking at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Sir David Attenborough called on government and business leaders to...
6 Jan, 2019
Happy New Year from Kim Jong-un
“Kim Jong-un looked quite cosmopolitan on January 1 as he made his annual New Year’s address to the nation from...
22 Dec, 2018
Road to Ruin: Trump’s Middle East Retreat
“The flight of the generals is now complete with the resignation of General James Mattis—the last of the four generals...
13 Dec, 2018
Weaponizing Humanitarian Aid
“Long ago, US foreign aid programs honored the principle that humanitarian aid should be treated separately from economic and military...
30 Nov, 2018
China Policy: Disappointment Is No Excuse
“I think the writer correctly cites America’s disappointment with China. We can go back three or four administrations and find...
31 Oct, 2018
Is China a “Responsible Great Power”?
“President Xi Jinping would like everyone to pay attention to how China is exerting leadership in world affairs as a...
17 Oct, 2018
The Khashoggi Affair: A Murder Mystery in Four Acts
“Act 1 (Washington, DC): Upon learning of the disappearance and possible murder of the Saudi journalist and critic, Jamal Khashoggi,...
15 Oct, 2018
Getting Away with Murder
“In March I wrote about the visit to Washington of Saudi Arabia’s new leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. At...
11 Oct, 2018
Waiting For Hitler
“If there is one thing I have learned as a political analyst, it is that there is no such thing...
29 Sep, 2018
A Victory for Diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula
“On September 18 leaders of North and South Korea signed a September Declaration to advance inter-Korean cooperation and the possibility...
18 Sep, 2018
On Dealing with China
“Ever since China’s economic reforms began in 1978, the goal of US foreign policy has been to “manage” China’s rise...
6 Sep, 2018
Coming Apart? Maybe Not
“Day by day the Trump administration is coming apart. Revelations abound about the dysfunctions of the Trump team, about Trump’s...
21 Aug, 2018
Another Week Under Trumpocracy
“Some takeaways from another week under He Who Would Be Emperor: “All politics is local.” Speaking to local issues rather...
15 Aug, 2018
Saving Democracy
“Writing on democracy, I’m reminded of a great old Stevie Wonder song, “Love’s in Need of Love Today.” Democracy is...
3 Aug, 2018
While Rome (and Most Everywhere Else) Burns
“By now we’re accustomed to learning that every year brings record high temperatures around the world. Extreme weather, says Prof....