Nature abhors a vacuum. So does the world of power politics. It should come as no surprise that after President Trump declared he would…
No one who ever assumed the presidency was more prepared for the job than George H.W. Bush. He had been the head of our mission to China,…
For most policy-makers and pundits, the Middle East has long been a tinderbox. American presidents in the past feared a US-Soviet confrontation…
Russia has made itself the arbiter of events in Syria. Its military intervention and use of intensive bombing allowed it to change the balance…
The Trump Administration has now snapped back the first round of sanctions on Iran. Cars, planes, precious metals and currency are effected. The…
[caption id="attachment_55256986" align="aligncenter" width="594"] US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin hold a meeting…
by Dennis Ross* President Trump calls making a peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians the “ultimate deal.” He prides himself on…