Larry Summers on Ukraine Talks

In an interview with Bloomberg, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers called the current Ukraine negotiations beyond Versailles, the oppressive agreement ending World War I that led to World War II.

“For the policy of the United States to be blaming the victim for the aggression and then taking the destroyed, highly indebted victim and saying that our policy is to lay claim to the very limited assets that it has — as some kind of compensation for what we have done — that is beyond Versailles,” Summers said.

Diego Garcia

Diego Garcia

Politico reports that the island of Diego Garcia has become a foreign policy issue between the US an…

Prime Minister Carney’s Speech

Prime Minister Carney’s Speech

World Economic Forum in Davos TRANSCRIPT: Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada Rebukes U.S. Primacy …

Civic Virtue

Civic Virtue

The following is from Wikipedia, which you can read there, but it seems so pertinent to the United S…

AFSA on the Trials of the Foreign Service

AFSA on the Trials of the Foreign Service

In an interview in Lawfare, AFSA president describes the trials of the Foreign Service. John Dinkelm…

Trump Orders 30 Ambassadors to Leave Their Posts

Trump Orders 30 Ambassadors to Leave Their Posts

According to the New York Times, the Trump administration has ordered nearly thirty ambassadors to l…

The Importance of Values in International Affairs

The Importance of Values in International Affairs

An article in Foreign Affairs by Alexander Stubb, the President of Finland, stresses the i…