How Biden and Democrats can lose the Georgia Senate run-off elections
You need a Commander-in-Chief so that one person, with his or her staff, can bring together information on different things that are going on, and…
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REPRISE (2019) — Veterans’ Day, 2011: “Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?”
Originally published on November 11, 2011 My uncle died in a field in northern France with a German bullet in his head. To him, and…
Political opinion on Trump, from columnists on the right and the left
Updated September 9, 2016. Check back for updates The amount of commentary condemning Repulican presidential candidate Donal Trump, from both the conservative and the liberal…
With Obama having checked out, U.S. foreign policy is on auto pilot—“Do nothing”
As we have pointed out, President Barack Obama has effectively checked out of his responsibilities to vigilantly promote and defend the foreign policy interests of…
Beyond Trump and the November elections: Is a coherent U.S. foreign policy possible?
2016 is a good year to be observing what people in the United States are saying about foreign policy. There are new and dangerous currents…
Fethullah Gulen extradition request: Extradition Treaty between Turkey and the United States (full text in English and Turkish)
Turkey has formally requested the extradition of a controversial Turkish cleric, Fethullah Gulen from the United States. The Department of State and Department of Justice…
Bring on the Clowns! Aleppo and the ashes of Obama’s foreign policy
President Barack Obama and the United States have decided to “work through the Russians” on Syria. The results of that strategy can now be viewed…
Trump versus Clinton on foreign policy
(Developing) We have written of Hillary Clinton’s failures as Secretary of State. But to be fair to her, as has become increasingly clear, many of…
Erdogan’s accelerating auto coup d’etat in Turkey (updated September 17, 2016)
Updated September17, 2016. See TIM ARANGO, CEYLAN YEGINSU and SAFAK TIMURSEPT,”Turks See Purge as Witch Hunt of ‘Medieval’ Darkness,” New York Times, September 16, 2016….
Obama’s capitulation ———- Russia bombs U.S. and British support base in Syria: U.S. responds by caving in on Ukraine sanctions on Russia
Developing Russia has bombed U.S. and U.K. support bases and facilities in Syria, on June 16 and July 12, 2016. One of the most significant…
Outlook for 2014 and beyond: Technology and the creation of increasingly powerful instruments of totalitarian control
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” –Lord Acton (1834-1902) “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men…
Not Indexed by Google: An Update (January 6, 2015)
Latest articles not indexed by Google in real time or thoroughly: Hollande “understands” Putin as stage is set for collapse of EU sanctions against Russia,…
Karzai moves to get U.S. to guarantee his hold on power after 2014 elections
Hamid Karzai, the green-caped magician, has for over 12 years successfully entangled the U.S., ISAF countries, and other international actors in a continuing saga of…
“When societies cannot be bothered by mass murder occurring elsewhere, then a perilous threshold has been crossed.”
Michael Young, the Opinion Editor at The Daily Star in Beirut, is a keen observer of events in the region, including in particular Syria. He…
U.N. Security Council unanimously adopts Resolution 2118 establishing regime for the elimination of chemical weapons in Syria
Department of Public Information, News and Media Division (New York), “Security Council requires Scheduled Destruction of Syria’s Chemical Weapons, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2118 (2013), U.N….
The only effective option in Syria: Humanitarian Intervention through the direct use of military force
To believe that simply getting the parties to the conference table would quickly lead to a settlement would be like believing that a giant rabbit…
International human rights in retreat, as Iran, al-Assad, Hezbollah, and Russia gain the upper hand
It has been a hard couple of years for advocates of international human rights, and respect for international law of which they form a part….
Obama’s “red line” baby talk, and the Red Herring of whether it has been crossed
In the 21st century, statesmen don’t shout at the leaders of other nations and threaten, “if you cross this red line, my red line because…
Where are the State Department’s annual Country Reports on Human Rights?
U.S. law requires that the annual State Department Country Reports on Human Rights be published by February 25 of each year. The seriousness with which…
Chavista seizure of power through fraudulent elections and control of electoral machinery apparently underway in Venezuela
(developing story) The international news media willingly, and almost casually, reported that Nicolás Maduro, the Chavista presidential candidate in Venezuela, had been “elected” president in…