Op-Ed: The U.S. Should Join the ICC – for Humanity’s Sake
November 30, 2018 6 min. read

The 4th of July is sacred in the civic culture of Americans. On that day of 1776, their forefathers formally terminated allegiance to King George III. Prominent among their grievances against him was that he ‘made Judges dependent on his Will alone’ – by pulling the strings of term and pay. It is this judicial […]

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Daniel Kritenbrink Appointed New U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam
November 8, 2017 5 min. read

New United States Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink arriving at Noi Bai International Airport in Ha Noi on November 4, 2017. Photo: Tuoi Tre Here in Da Nang, economic leaders from around the Asia-Pacific region are gathering for this week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ summit hosted by the Vietnamese.  Established in 1989, APEC […]

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An Alternative to U.S. Discarding Iran Nuclear Deal
September 27, 2017 8 min. read

If the U.S. were to unilaterally withdraw, the JCPOA would simply become a P4+1 agreement and Iran would still be in a legitimate position.

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Trump Organization First, America Second
June 21, 2017 7 min. read

Trump’s lack of definitive action to distance himself from his business interests could be deemed unconstitutional under the emolument clause.

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The Future of the ‘Islamic NATO’
June 13, 2017 4 min. read

In 2015, Saudi Arabia announced the formation of the Islamic Military Alliance to Fight Terrorism. Will the alliance succeed in pooling its defense efforts?

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President Trump’s War Room on Russia, As If Russia Were Running It
June 11, 2017 5 min. read

Trump is setting up a “war room” to counter the Russia probe. With talk about Russian government tactics for meddling in Western democratic processes, what would the Kremlin do in such a war room?

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US Intel Officials: Comey Was ‘One Of The Most Loved Leaders’
May 16, 2017 4 min. read

Senior US intelligence officials reacted with dismay after learning moments before taking the stage at a speaking event in New York that director of the FBI James Comey had been fired.

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Soft Power: Russian and American University Students Find Common Ground
May 8, 2017 3 min. read

While U.S.-Russia relations remain uncertain, students at the Volgograd Institute of Management engaged their American counterparts in some diplomatic bridge-building.

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Trump’s Pivot from Isolationism to Interventionism?
April 20, 2017 6 min. read

Trump’s interventionism while staying the course on his approach to immigrants and refugees reveals the fundamental incoherence of his worldview.

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Death by a Thousand Cuts (and Tweets): The Impending Train Wreck of U.S. Foreign Policy
April 7, 2017 12 min. read

If the “America First” myopic vision becomes reality, the U.S.’ place in the world will become a lonely, isolated one, its security and well-being fundamentally jeopardized.

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