International relations is an increasingly important subject in a globalized world, but Americans can be misinformed on the subject. Let’s change that.
I introduce this week’s topic of America in the Middle East by hewing a little more closely to the news cycle than usual in the podcast, and that’s because the last couple of weeks have seen some pretty incredible developments in the Trump administrations approach to the MENA region.
TTP Podcast, Episode 10: More than oil? – America in the Middle East Read More »
Americans don’t know much about the world. That’s a problem. Here’s how I want to help fix it.
How to clean up your information diet Read More »
I offer these thoughts as a way to more constructively wade through the partisan jeremiads related to America’s current method of diplomacy in the Trump era.
6 Theses for Analyzing Diplomacy Read More »
While it’s tempting to be caught up in the outrage over Trump’s public comments at the Helsinki summit, I’m finding that there are deeper, bigger questions to consider that are far more interesting, important, and influential than the unprepared comments made by an ill prepared president.
Assessing Helsinki: 10 Observations of the Trump-Putin Summit Read More »
Protests in Iran and Tunisia may look like an Arab Spring repeat, but they are more likely to entrench regimes rather than overturn them.
Don’t Hold Your Breath for Another Arab Spring Read More »
