In Our Economic “New Normal” Chronic Under Performance Is OK WASHINGTON – The most distressing outcome of the deep global recession of 2008-2009, and subsequent anemic recovery, is that...
After The Sanctions, Will Putin Blink? WASHINGTON – America and the European Union finally came up with serious economic sanctions against Russia, as a way to...
American Exports Cannot Replace Russian Gas To Europe WASHINGTON – America’s ability to exploit and use abundant domestic energy –shale oil and gas– has to be celebrated....
Israel and Palestine: Mutually Exclusive Interpretations, Peace Impossible WASHINGTON – Sadly, there is a hopeless circularity in the reasons produced by both sides for the never-ending Israeli-Palestinian conflict....
No Peace Until Hamas Rules Gaza WASHINGTON – In a recent editorial, (Stop the rockets, but lift the siege, July 20th, 2014), The Economist provides thoughtful...
White House: Putin “Culpable” For Malaysia Airlines Disaster WASHINGTON – “We have concluded that Vladimir Putin and the Russians are culpable for this tragedy”. This is how...
Israel Will Be Forced To Stop Its Offensive Against Hamas WASHINGTON – Predictably, Israel’s offensive against Hamas in the Gaza strip has been loudly condemned by international public opinion....
The World Is In Crisis, But Obama Is Focused On The November Mid-Term Elections WASHINGTON – If Obama were an American statesman, then he would get seriously engaged in the foreign crises, from Gaza To...
“Self-Finlandized” Europe Afraid Of Getting Tough On Russia WASHINGTON– Way back, during the tense years of the Cold War, some analysts, having noted with concern Europe’s policy to be extra...
Can Israel Win Against Hamas? WASHINGTON – I do believe that Israel’s invasion of Gaza in order to destroy the tunnels that Hamas built...