One Foreign Policy Crisis at a Time, Please

Our limited attention spans.

Where Does Europe End?

An idea, not a continent.

Putin’s Failed Gambit

He’s turned Russia from a G-8 member to an international pariah.

Russia Curtails Air Travel for Military Aged Males

As one does when one is confident of one’s policy choices.

Russia’s Brain Drain

Intellectuals are fleeing as Soviet-style censorship returns.

President Joe Biden takes notes doing a G7 Leaders’ Virtual Meeting Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in the White House Situation Room. President Joe Biden takes notes doing a G7 Leaders’ Virtual Meeting Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in the White House Situation Room.

Biden Declares Armenian Genocide a Genocide

The President has overturned decades of US foreign policy and alienated a NATO ally for, well, reasons.

Australia Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

After a long wait, gays and lesbians in Australia have achieved marriage equality.

Pence Endorses The Really Bad Idea Of Bringing Georgia Into NATO

Vice-President Pence is advocating the admission of Georgia into NATO. That would be a bad idea.

Pope Francis Speaks The Truth About The Armenian Genocide, Turks Get Predictably Upset

Unlike most world leaders, Pope Francis is wiling to call a genocide a genocide.

Iran in the News

Some troubling, sad, and downright puzzling stories