January - 2021

NATO Energy.png

Recent Posts

Archive

Tags

Resuming the Iran Nuclear Deal: Easier Said Than Done

Resuming the Iran Nuclear Deal: Easier Said Than Done

What a difference few years can make! My reference is to the Iran Nuclear Agreement the United States, along with China, France, the UK, Russia, and Germany (known as P5+1) have reached with Iran in 2015 regarding the latter’s nuclear program. Following the U.S. unilateral withdrawal from the agreement in 2018, some countries, including U.S. allies, were convinced that trusting the U.S. is a liability moving forward. They must be asking: How can we trust the U.S. which says o

Secretary Pompeo Sets a Political Trap for his Successor: That's not Right?

Secretary Pompeo Sets a Political Trap for his Successor: That's not Right?

You may disagree with my opinion on Secretary of State Pompeo but I write not to gratify readers’ political sensibilities, rather to offer a strictly objective, honest assessment of how I view his recent announcements. I see a worrisome sign for America and its relations with the rest of the world. That said, what is one to make of the recent announcements by US Secretary of State Pompeo? With only few days left before his departure, Pompeo is deliberately embarking on an ina

Rebuilding American Foreign Policy: Easier Said than Done!

Rebuilding American Foreign Policy: Easier Said than Done!

For all the frantic, often chaotic political engagement swirling about us these days involving the pandemic, relief stimulus checks, trade war with China, recent cyber-attacks, and yes, our disastrous foreign policy, Americans may well be overlooking an even bigger problem: Have we unconsciously consigned the American Dream to the proverbial dustbin? How realistic is U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s statement about rebuilding U.S. foreign policy and national security agencies