During World War II, US sailors were warned: Loose lips sink ships. A similar warning should have gone out to all US officials in recent days—and the President should have been the first to acknowledge that the warning included him.
8 Mar, 2022
Our headlines: “Defiant Zelensky reveals his location in Kyiv… asks for no-fly zone”, “Russia threatens Europe’s gas supplies,” "Biden threatens to cut off Russian oil.”
3 Feb, 2022
Somewhere out there in the geopolitical wilderness of Eastern Europe, two powerful beasts stalk each other. One of them is good. One of them is evil. The future of all life on this planet is at stake...
30 Jan, 2022
Vladimir Putin is not Russia and he is not “the Russians.” Some say Biden is right in amassing troops in Eastern Europe in support of NATO countries there, pursuant to Russian aggression on the Ukraine border.
14 Jan, 2022
On July 1, 1997 the United Kingdom formally handed Hong Kong over to China under an agreement that was supposed to give Hong Kong 50 years of autonomy: “one country, two systems,” Deng Xiaoping promised.
29 Nov, 2021
In Yemen, Saudi Arabian and Iranian interests collide, a civil war involving multiple parties has devastated the country, important issues of international law...
“It seems clear to me we need to establish some common-sense guardrails,” President Biden told President Xi Jinping in their November 16 virtual summit. Xi reportedly replied to his “old friend”...
13 Nov, 2021
How have Israeli-Palestinian relations changed since the end of the right-wing Netanyahu government? The short answer: Not much; a right-wing government is still in charge...
China, Biden, Xi Jinping, cooperation, confrontation, militarization, Taiwan, South China Sea, nuclear weapons...
24 Sep, 2021
President Biden is continuing the disengagement policy toward China that began under Donald Trump, with strong bipartisan support...
15 Sep, 2021
Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Houthis, bombing, UNICEF, Obama, Trump, Biden, starvation, MBS...
13 Sep, 2021
Now, more than ever, it is necessary for the U.S. to be smart about our narrative and the appraisal of our role in the world...
3 Sep, 2021
It's easy to say, "our immigration system is broken." Or to declare: "we are a nation of immigrants."...
20 Aug, 2021
Imagine the Biden approach to leaving Afghanistan were done as if success and saving lives were the priority...
12 Jul, 2021
The United States and China, the world’s mightiest military and economic powers, are currently heading toward a Cold War or even a hot one, with disastrous consequences.
