28 Jan, 2022
Let’s not allow the great powers to destroy the world
The vast destruction wrought by the atomic bombing of Japan in August 1945 should have been enough to convince national governments that the game of war was over...
28 Jan, 2022
26 Jan, 2022
4 good reasons not to go to war in Ukraine
The last thing any of us need is a war with Russia over the Ukraine. You don’t need to know much about foreign policy to know that.
21 Jan, 2022
How to Avoid War Over Ukraine
The threat of a major war hangs over eastern Europe. Four different negotiating forums between Russia and NATO on the Ukraine situation have not gone well.
12 Dec, 2021
Putin’s Democracy Problem: Civil Society and Ukraine
Vladimir Putin is trying to accomplish two very dangerous tasks at once: the destruction of civil society in Russia, and the withering away of international support for a democratic Ukraine...
12 Oct, 2019
In for a dime, in for a dollar
“Many years ago, when we played what we called ‘penny-ante poker,’ there was always an unhappy participant who, as the...
28 Sep, 2019
Impeaching Trump: A citizens’ guide
“The most recent installment of “Apprentice: The Whitehouse” features a new drama involving Donald Trump and his (ab)use of Presidential...
21 Feb, 2017
Trump, Europe, and Chaos
“Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of Defense James Mattis went to the Munich Security Conference with reassurances about the...
11 Feb, 2016
Is Us-Russia Engagement Still Possible?
“President Obama’s failed attempt to “reset” US-Russia relations raises the question whether or not engaging Russia in the fullest sense...