President Trump Approval Rating, Rasmussen Daily Tracking Poll, Oct. 14, 2019: Approve 49% Disapprove 50% In three years, the Democrats have not succeeded in breaking…
Enlightened democratic forces appear to be making a comeback, after suffering sharp reversals with the Brexit referendum in the U.K. and the election of Donald…
Developing See Josh Rogin, “Putin and Assad could face justice for war crimes in Syria, Washington Post, October 9, 2016 (7:53 p.m. EDT). Julian Borger,…
Developing See Liz Sly and Louisa Loveluck, “Darkness and fear in Aleppo as the bombs rain down,” Washington Post, September 28, 2016 (6:12 p.m.). Srebrenice,…
Update: See “Syria: Russia’s military assault on Western civilization; Questions for the Clinton-Trump “smackdown” tonight,” The Trenchant Observer, September 26, 2016. “At last they speak…
Russia seems to be complying with part of the sketchy “Cessation of Hostilities agreement in Munich on February 12, 2016, by allowing humanitarian aid convoys…
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…
Late News—- See MICHAEL R. GORDON and ERIC SCHMITT, “U.S. Moves to Block Russian Military Buildup in Syria,” New York Times, September 8, 2015. Vladimir…
Two deadlines loom on June 30: 1) Agreement between Greece and the EU, the European Central Bank (ECB), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on…
See Aresu Eqbali (Tehran) and Asa Fitch (Dubai), “Iran Legislation Seeks to Bar Inspections of Military Sites Under a Nuclear Deal; U.S. and other world…
On some days, the news is so disturbing that you want to take a broader view of what is going on in a region, or…
President Barack Obama has issued his traditional Persian New Year greeting to Persians in Iran and around the world. For the text in English, see…
phantasmagoria /ˌfæntæzməˈɡɔːrɪə/, phantasmagory /fænˈtæzməɡərɪ/ n 1. a shifting medley of real or imagined figures, as in a dream 2. a sequence of pictures made to…
Developing President Barack Obama now faces six simultaneous crises, amid the collapsing edifice of his foreign policy. They are: 1. Russia and the Ukraine Russia’s…
President Barack Obama has been very careful to enunciate clearly the acronym of the terrorist organization whose forces have taken Mosul and have been rapidly…
Last Revised and Updated June 18, 2014 Distracted by Iraq and the World Cup, the leaders of the West seem to have forgotten about the…
President Obama issued his annual Nowruz greeting to Iranians today, on March 20, 2014. The English text is found here. The video of the President’s…
developing The prospects for the government of Afghanistan following the U.S. pull-out by the end of 2014 are grim, regardless of whether the Status of…
The United States has begun sending missiles and other military assistance to Iraq, maintaining radio silence on Iranian arms shipments to Syria through Iraq and…
