Biden’s mistakes with Latinos may cost him the election
See, 1) Sean Sullivan, “Latino groups warn that Biden’s sluggish outreach to their voters could hurt in November,” Washington Post, September 13, 2020 (10:18 p.m….
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Stupid and Incompetent Foreign Policy Towards Venezuela — “Intervention to Protect Nationals” (Updated)
Trump Steers Dangerous Course in Venezuela
Keeping Track of Trump’s Foreign Policy: From the Kerch Strait to Russian sanctions, Khashoggi, Syria, and Afghanistan
Republicans’ white-knuckle tactics in limiting governors seal image as anti-democratic party
REPRISE: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
Trump threatens the rule of law in the United States
Dénouement: Details on make-up and advances of pro-Assad forces closing in on last insurgents in Aleppo; Russia and China veto Security Council resolution
With Obama having checked out, U.S. foreign policy is on auto pilot—“Do nothing”
The struggle for democracy in Brazil: Lower House votes on impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff today (April 17)
Today Brazil’s House of Representatives will vote on whether to impeach President Dilma Rousseff. The vote is expected to be close. If impeached, Dilma will…
Test for democracy in Bolivia: Sunday referendum to allow President Evo Morales to run again in 2019
Bolivia votes on Sunday, February 21, on whether to approve a referendum to amend the Constitution to allow President Evo Morales to run for another…
2016: Fateful time for a conversation about international law
Does any of this matter? Do we care any more about whether one country invades another by military force? Does it matter how we respond?…
President-elect Mauricio Macri of Argentina will request a new investigation into the death of Alberto Nisen, special prosecutor in Iran-Kirchner case
New Argentine President to Reopen Nisman Assassination Case Argentine President-elect Mauricio Macri will replace key leaders in the security and intelligence sectors once he takes…
President-elect Maurício Macri: Democracy in Latin America gets a boost from Argentina
With the election of Marício Macri in Argentina, defeating the candidate of the ruling party of Cristina Kirchner, a strong new voice for democracy throughout…
U.S. and Cuba move toward normalization, including diplomatic relations and lifting of sanctions
(developing) See Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Randal C. Archibold, “Obama and Raúl Castro Meet, Making History,” New York Times, April 11, 2015. President Barack Obama…
Xi Jinping: China will invest $250 billion in Latin America in the next 10 years
See Xavier Fontdeglòria (Pekín), “China acelerará sus inversiones en América Latina; El presidente chino, Xi Jinping, propone invertir 250.000 millones de dólares en 10 años,…
Obama’s foreign policy incompetence, and what to do about it
For background, see the following articles: Victor Davis Hanson, “Is Obama Still President? National Review Online, October 29, 2013 (3:00 AM). David Ignatius, “Pitfalls of…
Intelligence Matters: Not good at chess—the U.S. pursuit of Snowden pushes him inevitably into KGB’s arms (Update — July 12, 2013)
UPDATE July 12, 2013 Edward Snowden will seek at least temporary asylum in Russia, confirming the prediction in the article below that by shutting off…
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…
Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and the foreign policy “successes” of our celebrity leaders
Draft [Note: Today’s article is a bit unusual in format, consisting of long portions of an article on Hillary Clinton’s term as Secretary of State,…