Why Russia Sanctions?
The Obama administration’s current Russia policy needs a stronger dose of realpolitik. In particular Washington and its G-7 partners...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Why Russia Sanctions?
A nation must think before it acts.
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Resetting the Reset
In recent weeks, I have had the honor to attend different daylong seminars convened to ponder Russia’s future under...
Terror in Europe: Safeguarding U.S. Citizens At Home And Abroad
Recent terrorist attacks in Paris, Istanbul and Brussels should not come as a surprise. The Islamic State’s rise in...
Donald Trump Folds the Nuclear Umbrella: Is American Extended Deterrence Passé?
It might be said that among foreign policy and national security watchers, Donald Trump is a gift that keeps...
Obama and Trudeau: Bromance for the Ages…or at Least for the Next 10 Months
The March 9-11 state visit to Washington by Canadian PM Justin Trudeau was the first such by a Canadian...
Perilous Fictions, Perilous Policies
Over the years I have come to appreciate the reality that a book is about as good as it...
Defying the Pundits
To fathom the support from Christian Americans (Evangelical and Roman Catholic) for Donald Trump, perhaps a comparison to Turkey...
China’s Military Reorganization – and America’s Window of Opportunity
In September 2015, as part of the festivities marking the 70th anniversary of victory in World War II, Chinese...
How, Why, and When Russia Will Deploy Little Green Men – and Why the US Cannot
The focus of applied methods of conflict has altered in the direction of the broad use of political, economic,...
Russia’s Role in the North Korea Conundrum: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il in Vladivostok, Russia in 2002. (Photo ITAR-TASS...