GOP Ideas Help ISIS, Endanger Americans Just because Obama’s ISIS, counterterrorism, and Middle East strategy is complex and will not…
In the wake of Turkey’s downing of a Russian military jet that violated its airspace and Russia’s resulting casualties, tensions…
Republicans, predictably after the Paris attacks, have turned on Syrian refugees as the latest group from which they can arouse…
When Paris was hit by terrorism and French civilians were killed, the world stood up for the French. When Israel is…
Author’s note: as Trump pulls U.S. troops out of Syria, it’s worth noting what I pointed out here in late…
How three TV shows illustrate critical dynamics of the Syrian Civil War and how two books show us why we need to…
By intervening squarely on the side of Shiite Bashar al-Assad against his own mainly Sunni people and the entire Sunni…
The first debate(s) showed us that the Republicans are often in a war between substance and style. Can a candidate…
Grading Obama on what has—and has not—been done by his administration regarding the Syrian Civil War Originally published on LinkedIn…
How the GOP’s playbook for myopia, overreaction, and inaction empowers terrorism, violent criminals, and mass shooters Originally published on LinkedIn…
Top ten political and foreign policy lessons from Game of Thrones, or, how Game of Thrones can rescue us from…
A Sensible Grading of Obama’s Middle East Strategy, As Opposed to Republican Nonsense: Part I: Muslim World Reset, Iraq, Israel/Palestine…
The only alternatives to this deal are the destructive status quo of continued stalemate and standoff that destabilizes the whole…
When It Comes to U.S. Relationships in the Middle East, Expect a Lot More Change in Coming Years and Decades.…
How the Obama Administration Removed Iraq’s Largest Political Obstacle Originally published on LinkedIn Pulse November 2, 2014 By Brian E. Frydenborg- LinkedIn,Facebook,…