BLOG Post #429: No One Wants Another Middle East War, but Everyone is Preparing for One 30 Jun 202429 Jun 2024 Can Israel Be Restrained? Reports from the Middle East these days have two things in common: All the parties wish to avoid a war, yet all the movement is toward…
BLOG Post #428: The European Parliament Elections: Crisis Averted? 16 Jun 2024 The Results and the Implications When it comes to paying attention to international news, Americans are notorious for focusing on wars, bad economic news, and not much else. That’s unfortunate,…
BLOG Post #427: Is It Time for This War to End? Evidently Not 11 Jun 2024 In a major speech May 31, Pres. Biden offered a three-phase plan for ending the Israel-Hamas war, saying “it is time for this war to end.” (I have appended…
BLOG Post #426: The Elections-Democracy Gap 5 Jun 2024 South Africa, India, and Mexico just held general elections. Britain will hold a general election July 4. The US will hold one Nov. 5. Record-setting demonstrations in Israel may yet…
BLOG Post #425: Alliance politics in East Asia: More Security or Less? 27 May 202416 Jun 2024 The Biden-Kishida Summit The best thing about diplomacy between government leaders is that it may ease tensions. The worst thing is that it doesn’t resolve the disputes between them, making…
BLOG Post #424: China Calls the Shots with Russia and Europe 21 May 202419 May 2024 Putin the Supplicant Xi Jinping’s balancing act with Russia and the West took on a new challenge with Vladimir Putin’s arrival in Beijing on May 16. It was roughly…
BLOG Post #423: A Package Deal Full of Holes 17 May 2024 The Biden administration has been working on a package deal with Saudi Arabia that would guarantee a path to a Palestinian state in return for a permanent cease-fire and establishment…
BLOG Post #422: Disruptions in US-China Student Exchanges 10 May 202410 May 2024 In recent talks between US and Chinese leaders, they have found common ground in support for more people-to-people exchanges, particularly in education. Presidents Biden and Xi both mentioned the importance…
BLOG Post #421: India, Israel, and America’s Double Standard 4 May 2024 India is hailed as the world’s biggest democracy, and Israel as the only democracy in the Middle East. Yet both are led by authoritarian rulers who are far more…
BLOG Post #420 Are We on the Brink of World War III? 24 Apr 202423 Apr 2024 The Zone of Major Conflict I don’t think it is too alarmist to suggest that we could be at the beginning stage of World War III. The ingredients for another…
BLOG Post 419: The Israel-Iran Confrontation: Episode or War? 14 Apr 202414 Apr 2024 Condemnation of Iran’s attack on Israel seems to be nearly universal. The UN, NATO countries, Jordan and Egypt—it’s a pretty widespread view. We may all be thankful that the…
BLOG Post #418: Crimes Against Humanity in Gaza 9 Apr 20249 Apr 2024 Among the many brutalities in war prohibited under international humanitarian law are starvation of civilian populations and deliberate attacks on aid workers. Here are some new findings worth considering…
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