OPEC Defeated By US Shale Oil?
WASHINGTON – It seems that American shale oil producers, an assorted group of small and medium-sized firms which gained...
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US Enacted Sanctions Against Russia
WASHINGTON – It should not come as a surprise that Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to retaliate in kind, after...
America Cut Funds to Syrian Rebels
WASHINGTON – After the fall of Aleppo, I concluded that the Syrian opposition to Assad had been essentially defeated....
America’s Delicate Democracy
WASHINGTON – Democracy, anyone? But, yes, of course. We all want democracy. In principle we all agree as to...
Trump Takes U.S. Out of Paris Accord on Climate
WASHINGTON – U.S. coal miners and out of work factory workers: this is for you! President Donald Trump publicly...
No Serious Discussion About Entitlement Reform In The U.S.
WASHINGTON – Much has been said about the first Trump budget recently released. The expected partisan critiques –in fact...
How Will Macron Govern France?
WASHINGTON – Emmanuel Macron’s meteoric ascendance –literally from nothing prior to a short stint in the Hollande administration, to...
The Dream Of New U.S. Manufacturing Jobs
WASHINGTON – We know that President Donald Trump pledged to renegotiate (supposedly unfair) trade agreements worldwide with the goal...
Why Is Montenegro Joining NATO A Big Deal?
WASHINGTON – With the US Senate approving by a huge margin Montenegro entering NATO, the US-led security pact, (only...
Wanted: Credible Centrist Political Leaders
WASHINGTON – Recently, a Democratic party elected leader of national renown argued in a public forum that in order...