BLOG Post #417: US Complicity in Israel’s War Crimes Takes Another Step 2 Apr 202427 Apr 2024 The Biden administration continues to act contrary to logic, law, and humane values in response to Israel’s war policies. Despite overwhelming evidence of Israel’s war crimes and acts that constitute…
BLOG Post #415: Resolving Biden’s Dilemma 9 Mar 20249 Mar 2024 A "Come-to-Jesus" Moment Following the State of the Union speech, President Biden had a conversation on the House floor with Senator Michael Bennet, Democrat of Colorado, who urged the President…
BLOG Post #414: Trump, NATO, and Appeasement 3 Mar 202429 Feb 2024 Appeasement For many years Donald Trump has been out to end US participation in NATO, citing defense costs but actually being keen to appease Vladimir Putin. As some of…
BLOG Post #412: Senate Progressives Seek to Hold Israel Accountable 4 Feb 2024 Larry Kirsch is co-author of this blog. Two Bills with Limited Support For those who are dismayed and disturbed by Israel’s disproportionate response to the Hamas atrocities on Oct. 7…
BLOG Post #394: The Doubtful Future of the American Experiment 22 Oct 202322 Oct 2023 Signs of Decline Peter Baker, the outstanding New York Times columnist, writes: “There was a time, not that long ago, when the United States presumed to teach the world…
BLOG Post #393: The Hamas Attack on Israel 11 Oct 2023 Terror and Retribution Once again, Israel and the Palestinians are at war. Hundreds are dead, thousands are wounded, Hamas has killed men, women, and children, and taken over 100 hostages.…
BLOG Post #390: Dealing with Iran After the Prisoner Exchange 23 Sep 2023 Small Steps Forward Just a few months ago, we heard talk about revival of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, this time in the form of an unwritten agreement.…
BLOG Post #389: Vietnam and the United States: A Transformed Relationship 18 Sep 2023 Strategic Rethinking Nearly fifty years after the Vietnam War, and over twenty-five years since the US and Vietnam established diplomatic relations, the two countries have entered into a “comprehensive strategic…
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 #383: Russia, Niger, and Coup Politics in Africa 31 Jul 20231 Aug 2023 If head counting is any indication, Russian diplomacy in Africa is slipping. A Russia-Africa summit meeting held in St. Petersburg drew only 21 African heads of state, far fewer than…
BLOG Post #382: The Widening Breach, in Israel and in Israel-US Relations 24 Jul 202324 Jul 2023 The Growing Divide Israel’s Knesset, or parliament, has passed the first law to scale back judicial independence, in line with the ambitions of Benjamin Netanyahu’s largely far-right, ultra-religious cabinet.…
BLOG Post #378: Modi’s Game, and Ours 25 Jun 202324 Jun 2023 China on Their Minds President Biden welcomed India’s prime minister Narendra Modi with much pomp and ceremony the other day. One senior US official said “there is no partner more…
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