No Country for Ancianos
Father's Day in Managua - beautiful scenery, social unrest and government violence.
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The World, How it Got Here, and a Stiff Drink
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- Jun 3, 2021
- 4 min
Choke-Point: Taiwan
To abandon Taiwan to her fate is more than about shower flip-flops. It's about the 21st centrury.
- Apr 22, 2021
- 3 min
The Long, Good War
The US quitting Afghanistan will lead to tragedy. So will an endless war. Pick your poison.
- Apr 15, 2021
- 5 min
On the Shores of Tripoli
The Libyan Hostage Crisis, US Intervention & Regime Change
- Apr 8, 2021
- 5 min
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Vladimir Putin would like for NATO to rot, and is cultivating the conditions to make it happen.
- Apr 1, 2021
- 5 min
A Beautiful Place to Be
After nine years of civil war, Libya has a national interim government. Will this one stick? Do they ever stick as well as we remember?
- Mar 25, 2021
- 5 min
The Rubicon is Deeper Than It is Wide
The framers of the constitution looked to Rome for guidance. Not to build an empire but to avoid one. Results have been mixed.
- Mar 11, 2021
- 4 min
The Loudest Voice in the Room
You rid us of Saddam.” He touched his heart, “But what was your plan? For after?” The man didn’t seem angry, just genuinely baffled.
- Mar 3, 2021
- 5 min
The Syria Gambit
Thoughts on the US Syria gambit - and game theory.
- Feb 26, 2021
- 3 min
El Draque
The El Draque is cocktail history, even if we're calling it the mojito now. But there is no reason to be a twit about the mint.
- Feb 24, 2021
- 5 min
Cuba Libre!
One part rum, three parts yanqui imperialism, and an imaginary dollar.
- Feb 18, 2021
- 4 min
Playing with Fire & Devils
Zarif makes a persuasive argument. On the other hand, not trusting people further than you can throw them is no reason not to like them.
- Feb 11, 2021
- 5 min
An Exorcism in Myanmar
Every night for the last week they come out at precisely 8:00 o’clock to bang the pots and pans, the traditional exorcism for evil spirits.
- Jan 28, 2021
- 5 min
On The Steps of the Capitol
Noxious though it is, we need government to provide some stability if we are going to be something other than house cats.
- Jan 6, 2021
- 5 min
The Twilight of Revolution
The Arab Spring ten years on reveals the meat-hook realities beyond revolutionary slogans.
- Dec 9, 2020
- 4 min
Be Wary the Revolution
George Washington led an army in a successful colonial revolt, but he was no radical. The man was about as establishment as you get.
- Dec 2, 2020
- 5 min
The Rise of Op-Ed Intelligence
Still, the culture of America’s 17 intelligence agencies is hardwired for the cloak and dagger – even among themselves.
- Nov 24, 2020
- 5 min
One of Those Marriages
On the gulf’s east bank sits Iran, baring its teeth at Saudi Arabia and doing a fair job of conquest-by-internal-rot of Iraq.
- Oct 29, 2020
- 8 min
I've Never Been to Katmandu
“Run and find out.” Motto of all the Mongoose family Rudyard Kipling Rikki-tikki-tavi November 2012: I was starting to sweat. It was a...
- Aug 28, 2020
- 4 min
Machiavellian, But Not In a Bad Way
Dubai stands out between on the Persian Gulf like an air-conditioned glob of Kardashian on the edge of a baking, austere peninsula.
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