Part II: what can be done?

3 months ago

J. F. Carter, US Army (ret LTC) 1968-1992, United Nations (ret D-1) 1992-2009, and European Union (ret D-1) 2009-2011, continues his…

Ukraine doesn’t like Trump’s surrender

3 months ago

a president who is dismantling the US government is doing the same to its alliances and interests abroad. These will…

Part 1: Is this what you voted for?

3 months ago

J. F. Carter, US Army (ret LTC) 1968-1992, United Nations (ret D-1) 1992-2009, and European Union (ret D-1) 2009-2011, writes: Dear…

Europe needs to unify and toughen up, fast

3 months ago

Trump is unsympathetic to alliances in general, NATO in particular, and the EU most of all. If Europe is going…

The America Trump wants is not democratic

3 months ago

Winning enough of those seats to gain a majority in one of the Houses will be existential for the Democrats.…

The cabinet of horrors is getting confirmed

3 months ago

This really is a cabinet of horrors. The most unqualified people serving the least serious president in the history of…

Trump reinvents the Foreign Service wheel

3 months ago

Yes, State needs cutting. But you have to start in the right place. Reinventing the wheel won't get it done.

Rescue USAID and refugee assistance now!

3 months ago

In particular, we ask that you urge the President to resume the funding and operations of USAID and its overseas…

Peace in our time will bring more war

3 months ago

The implications of Kyiv winning are good for the US and Europe. Moscow would then need to abandon its imperial…

Kosovo is democratic but complicated

3 months ago

Kosovo is a good example of successful democratization in the Balkans. But it is also complicated, both internally and in…