BLOG Post #452: The Trump-Zelensky Feud: The Lies Have It 23 Feb 202523 Feb 2025 The Lies Never Stop On February 18, Presidents Trump and Zelensky spoke by phone following US-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia that aim at ending the war in Ukraine. Their conversation…
BLOG Post #435: China Views the US Election 26 Aug 20241 Nov 2024 China’s Analytical Challenges China’s America watchers have the same tough job that faces Donald Trump’s campaign: coming up with a new game plan after Joe Biden passed the torch…
BLOG Post #433: Project 2025: Authoritarian Rule and Foreign Policy Mayhem (Part 1) 10 Aug 20241 Nov 2024 A Far-Right Conspiracy in the Open Project 2025, the far-right’s ambitious policy planning guide published as Mandate for Leadership, is designed to dismantle the “Deep State” and install a president…
BLOG Post #431: Two Wars With No Way Out 28 Jul 20241 Nov 2024 People involved in conflict resolution often say that every war must end. Most wars do end in some fashion, but plenty of wars—and the wars in Ukraine and Israel appear…
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 #408: The Year Ahead: Ten Issues and One Wild Card 7 Jan 2024 2024 is likely to be filled with more than the usual challenges to planetary safety and survival. Here’s a look at ten issues and a wild card that suggest what’s…
BLOG Post #388: Evaluating Three Peace Plans for the Ukraine War 7 Sep 20233 Oct 2023 Ideas about how to end the Ukraine war abound. None come from Ukraine. None have gained traction. Here, nevertheless, are three examples of what knowledgeable people are thinking, along with…
BLOG Post #379: The Coup that Wasn’t 30 Jun 202329 Jun 2023 A Narrow and Costly Escape Tensions between the Russian defense ministry and the head of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeniy Prigozhin, had been running high for months, mainly because of…
Podcasts Russian Policy in the Middle East: A Conversation with Prof. Mark Katz 31 Jan 2023 Prof. Katz discusses Russia's relations with Iran, Syria, Israel and other countries; points out how Russia has effectively handled its Middle East ties in the midst of war in Ukraine;…
BLOG Post #361: Ukraine’s Future: Peace Through War? 14 Jan 202315 Jan 2023 Hopes and Realities Ukraine’s President Zelensky had a fairly successful visit to Washington last month, returning home with promises of more American weapons and unqualified US backing for Ukraine’s war…
BLOG Post #360 The Threat Business: China or Russia? 2 Jan 20233 Jan 2023 Dual Enemies For those in charge of US national security, the central challenge is identifying threats and determining how to counter them. The Biden administration has cast China and Russia,…
BLOG Post #352: Can Russia’s Use of a Nuclear Weapon in the Ukraine War Be Prevented? 13 Oct 202225 Oct 2022 (The podcast of this blog is at https://www.podserve.fm/episodes/76143/62-on-dealing-with-russia-nuclear-weapons-and-the-off-ramp.mp3) President Biden surprised his top advisers along with everyone else when, at a fundraising event, he referred to “Armageddon” in the…
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