Media Hype About ISIL Not Helpful The Islamic State is a serious security problem; but it is not an existential threat
WASHINGTON – The international media are not helping our understanding of the actual extent of the Islamic State threat....
Category: Politics
Russia Is Still Europe’s Main Energy Supplier Despite the sanctions and capital flight, Russia keeps its influence over Europe
WASHINGTON – Despite the economic sanctions caused by its military intervention in Ukraine and the horrible impact of collapsed oil...
Optimistic Mood In Athens? The Greeks want to believe that the Syriza-led Government will perform a miracle. But this is impossible
WASHINGTON – News reports from Athens indicate that the Greeks are feeling much better these days. Since the recent...
Time For Kiev To Give Up Eastern Ukraine It is not easy to admit defeat and allow an agressor to win. But Ukraine, without weapons and short of cash, has no choice
WASHINGTON – In a more civilized world the rights of the very large ethnic Russian minority in Eastern Ukraine...
Killing In The Name Of God Many believe that Islam breeds violence. But Christainity did the same, for centuries. Luckily, the Christians became more peaceful, but only recently
All the current controversies about the religious foundations of the Islamic State, other radical and violent Muslim organizations, and...
In A Slowing Economy Invest In R&D, Education And Infrastructure We can make America more productive by getting better educated people, new airports and oil pipelines
WASHINGTON – America is doing OK, (if compared to declining Europe and Japan), but not great. The once powerful US...
Very Modest Military Effort Against ISIL The US is doing little and the other members of the coalition almost nothing. This is not serious
WASHINGTON – With a straight face, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest announced that while the United Arab Emirates stopped flying...
America Needs To Invest $ 3.6 Trillion To Fix Its Crumbling Infrastructure Because of political gridlock and a punitive tax system the US is doing too little to upgrade old highways, ports and airports
WASHINGTON – A prominent victim of the policy paralysis caused by Washington’s toxic political climate is America’s basic infrastructure. For the Republicans,...
Kiev Should Admit That the War In The East Is Lost Arming Ukraine will not help resolve this conflict
WASHINGTON – The now chronic crisis in Eastern Ukraine is getting worse. The cease-fire did not work. The Russia-backed...
US Economy Up By Only 2.6% In The Fourth Quarter Just a few days ago Obama had declared victory. It turns out that America has not yet regained its old momentum
WASHINGTON – The White House communications and policy teams are not in luck. Not too long ago they told...