Who’s Afraid of Angela Merkel?
This weekend, the world’s most powerful leaders will gather in Hamburg for the G-20 summit. The main event for...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Who’s Afraid of Angela Merkel?
A nation must think before it acts.
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Thucydides and the Tragedy of Athens: A Parable for America
Thucydides is nowadays all the rage. Presidents, members of Congress, admirals and generals, foreign policy and national security professionals,...
Of Fake News and Fake History
It seems we are in the midst of a crisis of information—or, rather, a crisis of misinformation. The epidemic...
Will Brexit Lead to a Financial Big Bang for the EU-27?
British Prime Minister Theresa May triggered the two-year countdown to Brexit—the United Kingdom’s departure from the 28-member European Union...
Understanding the UK’s Snap Election and Theresa May’s Major Miscalculation
Most British party leaders would be happy to win 42.4 percent of the votes cast, a million clear of...
The UK Elections: Religion, Politics, and the Future of Northern Ireland
The result of last week’s general election in the United Kingdom has been astonishing. On 19 April, Theresa May,...
Election in Britain: The Unexpected as the Obstacle Course
“Events, Dear Boy, Events” Harold MacMillan’s warning about politics has been fully vindicated. The 2017 British general election began...
1917: The Year of the Century
1917 was a key year in a crucial decade. This was a decade of change, or, rather, transformation; of...
One Hundred Days of Donald Trump
Donald Trump continues to fascinate, infuriate, and confuse. I myself have been trying to make sense of the Trump...
Ethnic Cleansing and Other Figments of Political Language
Back in September, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a video that accused the Palestinians of wanting to commit...