Foreign Policy
John McCain
The encomia are flowing, and much of the praise is well-deserved. John McCain was an honorable man of principle. He was a gentleman who embraced civility. He thus distinguished himself from the great majority of his current congressional Republican colleagues, ...
Read MoreDonald and the Russia Problem
Donald Trump has repeatedly resisted the irresistible conclusion that Vladimir Putin did what he could to put Trump in the White House. Now, the summit meeting in Helsinki has forced him to be explicit: to say that he believes Putin, ...
Read MoreWillful Ideology or Defective Personality?
Donald Trump’s apparent willingness to bust up NATO and the European Union, together with his penchant for starting trade wars and his repeatedly expressed affinity with autocratic strongmen, have led a lot of commentators to bemoan the threat he poses ...
Read MoreThe president sticks it to the allies, again
In evident anticipation of the upcoming NATO summit, Donald Trump has written strongly worded letters to many of our NATO allies complaining that they don’t spend enough on defense. This is an old complaint by US presidents, of course, but ...
Read MoreSummit in Singapore
The Trump-Kim summit is a positive small step. Positive because it is better than the incipient crisis that the reckless behavior of these two men created only months ago. It could, possibly, lead to a more secure peace for Korea. ...
Read MoreDonald in Quebec
Donald Trump has few fixed convictions. His views on abortion rights, climate change and gun control all underwent convenient conversions when he decided to seek the Republican presidential nomination. But let’s give him credit for something—one thing he seems to ...
Read MoreCredit where credit is due
Modestly disclaiming credit for himself, South Korean President Moon Jae-in has said that if anyone deserves a Nobel prize for bringing peace to Korea, it’s Donald Trump. You don’t need to have watched Fox News; you can just imagine the ...
Read MoreStriking Syria (II)
My view of the Trump administration’s action is not much different from my reaction to the previous strike on Syria. I don’t have any strong objection to a one-time punitive strike in reaction to an atrocity, as long as it ...
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