Commentary / World Jan 5, 2018
Giving democracy the finger in Washington
Trump has used his first year in office to reverse America's traditional role as a guarantor of security and democratic values.
Commentary / World Nov 30, 2017
Trump's missing North Korea strategy
Almost one year into his presidency, Trump's only achievement regarding North Korea has been to secure additional sanctions from the United Nations.
Commentary / World Oct 2, 2017
Trump's U.N. hypocrisy
The U.N. is far from perfect. But, rather than bash it, U.S. leaders should understand that its actions and decisions are often an extension of their own.
Commentary / World Sep 4, 2017
North Korea and U.S. leadership
The challenge in North Korea is not just a nuclear crisis. It is a crisis of the quality of U.S. leadership.
Commentary / World Jun 22, 2017
North Korea's real strategy
The idea that North Korea will abandon its weapons programs in exchange for the promise of security and regime survival has been tested has failed whenever it has been tested.
Commentary / World May 1, 2017
Trump suffering a diplomatic deficit
Only by connecting the strategic dots between Afghanistan, Syria and North Korea can the world find a somewhat coherent, but misguided, approach to U.S. foreign policy.
Commentary / World Apr 4, 2017
Tillerson goes to Asia
The Trump administration is still falling short on addressing the North Korea issue.
Commentary / World Mar 5, 2017
Liberal democracy in retreat?
Having already come under siege in many of its outposts around the world, is liberal democracy now at risk of losing its citadel, too?