September 13, 2019
AustraliaPresident Trump and Prime Minister Morrison’s close relationship is good news for the decades-old alliance.
July 30, 2019
Elections and VotingWhat has been the greatest foreign policy accomplishment of the United States since World War II? What has been the biggest mistake?
October 29, 2019
GlobalA growing number of countries are legalizing same-sex marriage amid a steady advance in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights, but opposition remains strong in many countries.
July 1, 2019
Refugees and Displaced PersonsCountries have done too little to fix a broken humanitarian system.
October 4, 2019
TaiwanDifferences over Taiwan’s status fuel tensions between the island and mainland, yet cross-strait economic ties continue to deepen.
September 24, 2019
South AfricaBarbara Creecy, South Africa’s Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries announced on World Rhino Day a substantial decline in the poaching of South Africa’s rhinos. In June 2019, 318 were poached, compared to 386 during the same period last year. South Africa has up to 80 percent of the global population of twenty thousand rhinoceroses.
February 23, 2018
RussiaA quarter-century after the end of the Cold War, we unexpectedly find ourselves in a second one. The United States and its partners have a large stake in greater Russian restraint while Vladimir Puti…
July 18, 2011
EgyptMy post, Flacking the Revolution ( July 13) raised some questions among certain quarters in Egypt about April 6th and its connection with Levine Communications Office (LCO). Below is the media adviso…
July 25, 2019
MexicoComprehensive immigration reform has eluded Congress for years, moving controversial policy decisions into the executive and judicial branches of government.