The hour of Europe really has arrived

11 months ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FocQITpJnaQ The three-year anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has come and gone, with lots of fanfare. But…

Part II: what can be done?

11 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

11 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?

11 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

11 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

11 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

11 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

11 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!

11 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

11 months ago

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