2 Sep, 2017
Echoes of Reagan: Another Nuclear Buildup
“Thirty years ago Americans endured an absurd expansion of the US nuclear-weapon force under President Reagan…” Mel Gurtov Published in:...
23 Aug, 2017
Farewell, Steve Bannon
“Steve Bannon’s rise to fame and (some) power was at least as much the product of the media as of...
18 Aug, 2017
Trump’s Collapsing World
“As Trump’s world collapses around him—abandoned by CEOs, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, several key Republicans in Congress, and some...
11 Aug, 2017
A Proposal to Move from Threats to Talks with North Korea
“What might it take to create a breakthrough to resumption of US-North Korea talks? The experiences of prior diplomacy suggest...
9 Aug, 2017
Trump’s Threats
“The problem with Donald Trump’s “fire and fury” statement on North Korea isn’t merely that it intensifies an already tense...
2 Aug, 2017
Reaching Paris Without Stopping in Washington
“History may record that the planet’s climate crisis was avoided thanks to the efforts of three countries: China, Germany, and...
23 Jul, 2017
Jared Kushner and National Security
“Jared Kushner’s latest revision of his financial picture reveals a very wealthy man, and couple, who continue to profit enormously...
11 Jul, 2017
Smoking gun?
“With the revelation today (July 11) that Donald Trump, Jr. leaped at the opportunity to find some dirt on Hillary...
4 Jul, 2017
APB: The US-China-North Korea Tangle
“It’s not too early to sound alarm bells about the downward turn in US-China relations. Trump’s evident frustration with China...
28 Jun, 2017
Advise, Assist, Arm: The United States at War
“During the Cold War, the US military and the CIA were involved in a multitude of “indirect” interventions in developing...
17 Jun, 2017
Disengaging with Cuba
“President Obama’s engagement with Cuba was one of his administration’s success stories. The policy shift was based on the entirely...
14 Jun, 2017
Keeping Trump Alive: A Strange Consensus
“The leaders of both parties are divided on numerous matters, but on one critical piece of business they seem united:...
9 Jun, 2017
Jared’s Secrets
“On May 30 President Trump tweeted that Russia is “laughing at the U.S.” If so, it is because the ordinary...
2 Jun, 2017
Anti-Science Trumps Climate Change
“True to form, President Trump has pulled the US out of the Paris accord on climate change, joining Syria and...
28 May, 2017
All Is Not Quiet on the Western Front
“Donald Trump’s visit to NATO headquarters last week was consistent with two of his foreign-policy views: the need to pursue...