Author’s note: as I write this while Bernie Sanders is considering a second presidential run, it should be remembered that…
For the crime of terrorism to have weight, we must move globally towards a more specific definition that goes beyond…
Author’s note: when I wrote this, I was confident Clinton would win but still worried about the chance of a…
Happy Risky New Year If people thought 2015 was bad, 2016 shows no sign of letting on up on risk. The…
2015 was a tough year, but not altogether bad… Originally published on LinkedIn Pulse January 4, 2016 By Brian E. Frydenborg…
This is THE ONE chart / infographic you need to see that breaks down the broad components of Obama’s very…
GOP Ideas Help ISIS, Endanger Americans Just because Obama’s ISIS, counterterrorism, and Middle East strategy is complex and will not…
The lengths to which far too many people on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict go to minimize or deny…
When Paris was hit by terrorism and French civilians were killed, the world stood up for the French. When Israel is…
Netanyahu, by far, has the most power of anybody in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and this has been the case for over…
It’s hard to be so wrong and silly on such substantive issues as war and peace, nuclear proliferation, improving our…
How the GOP’s playbook for myopia, overreaction, and inaction empowers terrorism, violent criminals, and mass shooters Originally published on LinkedIn…
In the wake of the Charleston shooting, why a holistic approach is what we need to tackle both violent crime and…
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…