by zen | Aug 29, 2012 | Monitor
I have a new article up at IVN: Five Foreign Policy Problems the Next President Must Face 3. THE NARCO-CARTELIZATION OF LATIN AMERICA The recent, much heralded “peace agreement” in El Salvador which reduced a sky high homicide rate from gang warfare is a white-flag...
by zen | Aug 9, 2012 | Monitor
Have a new short article up at IVN.us: Debt Traps, Defense and the Danger of Decline Traditionally, in American politics, questions of budget deficits and national debt were seen as purely domestic issues that only had ancillary effects on foreign policy. The...
by zen | Aug 4, 2012 | Monitor
I have a short piece up at IVN: Competition in the Age of Frenemies Credit: lib.utexas.edu Ideology is being replaced by realpolitik in the world political arena, with competition and cooperation between frenemies perhaps becoming the norm. The war on terror began on...
by zen | Jun 27, 2012 | Monitor
I have been asked to contribute foreign policy and defense pieces to IVN – The Independent Voter Network. The emphasis at IVN is on well-supported brevity to inform a general audience of prospective voters for 2012 and not to entertain the legions of...
