An Attack on France, an Attack on Europe, an Attack on the West
To say it is too soon to attempt to understand what has happened in Paris – and what may still be happening as I write these lines from...
- Oct 21, 2015
Russia, Syria, Ukraine – and the Rest of the World
Putin’s objectives in Syria have as much or more to do with Russian concerns about developments in the former Soviet Union as with the...
- Sep 30, 2015
R2P and the Responsibility to Receive
In 2005, a UN World Summit that brought together governmental leaders from around the world agreed on a statement that broke new ground...
- Sep 2, 2015
Trumping the Donald
Think what you may of Donald Trump – buffoon, demagogue, or political neophyte – he has touched some important nerves in the American...
- Aug 25, 2015
Knocking on the Door of World War IV
Introduction[1] The world is on a precipice. The international community faces a growing array of situations that could precipitate major...
- Aug 6, 2015
Nukes: never again?
The sixth and ninth of August 2015 mark the seventieth anniversaries of the nuclear bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and...