by Patricia H. Kushlis | Jun 22, 2015 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis I was skeptical about the durability of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement when I first saw the news of its signing. It seemed to be too good to be true. The bitter civil war between the Ulster government and the IRA that had engulfed Northern...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Jun 8, 2015 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis I spent Memorial Day morning at the ceremony at the Veteran’s National Cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico which honored America’s service men and women who gave their lives fighting for this country as well as those who became disabled as a result....
by Patricia Lee Sharpe | May 29, 2015 | Monitor
By Patricia Lee SharpeSatire, shock, ugly facts—since 9/11 the U.S. has tried practically every psychological approach to discourage young people from joining up with Al Qaeda and ISIS, according to Greg Miller and Scott Higham in the Washington Post. A Tale of...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | May 26, 2015 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis What ever happened to the professional American diplomat? Or can the world’s second oldest profession even still be considered a profession in these United States? Is the State Department, the country’s oldest cabinet department which is tasked...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | May 16, 2015 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis Even during the darkest days of the Cold War, leaders of the US and the Soviet Union met to discuss areas of agreement and disagreement to keep international conflicts from escalating out of control. Such was Secretary John Kerry’s recent...
