11 Apr, 2023
Sanctions as Siege Warfare
Sanctions as Siege Warfare by Derek Royden 765 words In the distant past, the one place that people could escape...
11 Apr, 2023
25 Aug, 2022
Sanctions or bombs? Rubles or rubble?
When Hitler invaded Poland, 1 September 1939, the US...did nothing. But the UK and France declared war on Germany.
20 Mar, 2022
An engagement moment for the US and China
One of the more interesting developments in Putin’s war on Ukraine is the retreat of China from full-fledged support of Russia.
23 Apr, 2021
North Korea is Back on the US Agenda
North Korea is rattling America’s cage again. It sent a reminder call when it recently fired off multiple short-range missiles after denouncing...
21 Jan, 2021
Making new friends: Meet an Iranian
There has never been a more opportune time than now for each of us to do our part to develop peace between nations...
6 Apr, 2020
US Response to Coronavirus in North Korea Can Save Lives and Lead to Peace
“As the coronavirus has now claimed 71,236 lives worldwide, there are growing concerns about the situation in North Korea. Although...
18 Mar, 2020
Stop Tightening the Thumb Screws, A Humanitarian Message
“U.S. sanctions against Iran, cruelly strengthened in March of 2018, continue a collective punishment of extremely vulnerable people. Presently, the...
7 Jul, 2019
Trump-Kim III: Making history without making progress?
“Taking a few steps onto North Korean soil, and posing for pictures with a friendly dictator, seem to fit Trump-era...
3 Jul, 2019
An honorable course in Iran: End sanctions, resume dialogue
“Last week, Elham Pourtaher, an Iranian graduate student at the State University of New York in Albany, wrote about…” Author:...
18 Dec, 2018
Impeach, indict, and sanction
“I still like to start with the words of the Constitution which, being a declaration of the ordinary People, the...
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...
15 Feb, 2018
Was There Really a Breakthrough in US-North Korea Relations?
“In the aftermath of the “Korean spring” at the Winter Games, some observers waxed euphoric over the potential for direct...
27 Apr, 2016
Sanctions and Defiance in North Korea
“Sanctions on North Korea have failed. North Korea has now been sanctioned five times by the United Nations Security Council...