True to form, President Trump has pulled the US out of the Paris accord on climate change, joining Syria and Nicaragua as the only non-participating states.  He got an earful…

Donald Trump’s visit to NATO headquarters last week was consistent with two of his foreign-policy views: the need to pursue close relations with Russia, and skepticism about NATO's utility. Despite…

Donald Trump seems to be more popular in Saudi Arabia than in the United States.  And the House of Saud knows just how to take advantage of that perception.  Borrowing…

“I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go,” said Donald Trump to James Comey on February 14, a day after General Flynn…

Ambitious national political leaders invariably face a problem: how to get things done in the face of competing interests and institutional rules.  Democratic leaders generally learn how to accommodate those…

PART 1 Syria’s Guilt   On April 4 chemical weapons were used in an attack on the Syrian city of Khan Sheikhoun in which about 80 people were killed and several…

PART 2 The Arguments of Supporters of Syria’s Claims Some readers may be inclined to believe the Syrian and Russian claims regarding the April 4 chemical attack on Khan Sheikhoun,…

Three opinion pieces on US policy toward North Korea have appeared in the New York Times in the past week.  They deserve critical comment.  The writers are all very capable…