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John F. Kennedy and the Origin of Wars Without End

I’ve spent the past few weeks trying to answer a fundamental question: Why did the United States, economically and militarily the most powerful nation in the world, lose three wars during my lifetime? Given that tomorrow is the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the immediate cause of the last disastrous war, it is proper that […]

Brief: Armenia Shakes Up the Caucasus

Background: In the Caucasus, major regional powers Russia, Turkey and Iran compete for influence over the former Soviet republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia....

Daily Memo: Pyongyang Holds Military Parade, ECB Slows Stimulus

North Korea's military parade. North Korea held its first major military parade of the year. Kim Jong Un was there, looking slim and dapper....

Hezbollah’s Waning Shiite Support

Last month, prominent Hezbollah figure Nawar al-Sahili held a lavish wedding for his daughter in Lebanon. The swanky affair, complete with ornate decor and...

Brief: Uruguay Breaks With Mercosur

Background: South America’s two largest economies, Brazil and Argentina, led efforts in 1991 to establish the Southern Common Market, known as Mercosur, with Paraguay...

Daily Memo: Missile Tests and Lots of Bilateral Talks

Korean missile tests. South Korea reportedly conducted a successful test of a new submarine-launched ballistic missile late last week. It’s a major leap in...

The Taliban’s Strategic Dilemmas

As the Taliban once again transition from an insurgency to a political institution, questions surround the kind of government they want to be. Domestic...

Daily Memo: New Figures on Chinese Exports, British Warships Deployed to Indo-Pacific

Humming along. Chinese exports continue to hum along, according to new August figures, despite deeply disruptive, pandemic-related closures at major ports and a number...

Xi Jinping’s War on Everything

Each August, the Communist Party of China’s top powerbrokers slip away for a super-secret conclave at a beachfront resort in the city of Beidaihe....

Next Generation EU Begins

(click to enlarge) In 2020, the European Union was still recovering from the 2008 global financial crisis – and the subsequent sovereign debt crisis of...

Daily Memo: Japan’s Prime Minister to Step Down

Surprise announcement. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga abruptly announced he would step down later this month. Suga, the long-time right-hand man behind all-powerful former...

Afghanistan and the 40-Year War

I have to confess that I find it difficult to hold an analytic distance on Afghanistan. I am angry – at no one in...
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