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Articles by Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell
Opinion
Marco Rubio’s Quest To Make the State Department Great Again | Opinion
Marco Rubio is not the first secretary of state to realize that his department needed serious reform.
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For Many Touched by War, a Harsh Homecoming | Opinion
For schoolchildren, Homer’s Odyssey is a vivid tale of storms, shipwrecks and sea monsters, but for those who have actually seen war it remains the classic tale of a homecoming gone wrong.
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Marco Rubio Has the State Department Back on Mission | Opinion
Institutions, like individuals, do not stand still. They constantly advance or decay, and in recent years it would be hard to argue that the State Department has been advancing.
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Democrats Have Become a Party Without a Soul. Is Their Day Done? | Opinion
Like the seasons, political parties come and go. In 1847, Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress as a Whig. By 1854 that party had ceased to exist.
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Donald Trump Knows the Importance of U.S.-Saudi Ties | Opinion
In his first term, President Donald Trump’s first foreign trip was to Riyadh. His first phone call to a foreign leader in his second term was to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.
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Why We Need Hegseth, Gabbard and Rubio to Strengthen America | Opinion
Please answer one simple question. Which of the following does the United States currently possess? (A) An adequate intelligence service. (B) An adequate diplomatic corps. (C) An adequate military. (D) None of the above.
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Opinion
Twilight of the Neocons—and What Should Come Next | Opinion
Having helped win the Cold War, the neocons should have declared victory and retired. Unfortunately for the rest of us, they did not.
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In a Dangerous World We Need Donald Trump | Opinion
Nearly all of America’s important diplomatic successes, including bringing the Cold War to a peaceful conclusion, have been enabled by a strong military.
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Donald Trump Is the Only Choice to Keep Us From Sleepwalking to Armageddon | Opinion
The most important question to be answered on Election Day is whether the United States will seek a negotiated settlement to its proxy war with Russia or pursue serial escalation in Ukraine.
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Four Years of U.S. Failure in the Middle East | Opinion
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Four Years of U.S. Failure in the Middle East | Opinion
Foreign policies are essentially hypotheses about how best to secure American interests abroad.
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Opinion
A Foreign Policy for the American Worker | Opinion
Without exaggeration or fear of contradiction it can be said that recent American foreign policy has been a disaster for the American worker.
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It’s Time to Fix the Foreign Service to Give Diplomacy a Chance | Opinion
History provides many examples of weak nations using astute diplomacy to defend their interests, as well as many instances of militarily powerful nations declining due to inept diplomacy.
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Opinion
Ukraine Confrontation Becomes More Like the Cuban Missile Crisis | Opinion
Continuing a policy of serial escalation, NATO supplied Ukraine with long-range weapons and authorized their use deep inside Russian territory.
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Opinion
The U.S. Needs to Rethink Its Whole Approach to Iran | Opinion
Iran’s attack on Israel was not a surprise, nor did it inflict significant damage. It was nonetheless a paradigm shift.
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On Democracy, We Should Practice at Home What We Preach Abroad | Opinion
In places like Saudi Arabia, the Soviet Union, Syria, and Eastern Europe we promoted democracy, freedom of conscience, and legal reform.
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Opinion
Saudi ‘Sportswashing’ Is More Than Skin Deep | Opinion
They are concerned about the status of women in the kingdom, but two sports icons are stuck with a vision of a Saudi Arabia that no longer exists.
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How Russia Won the Sanctions War With the West | Opinion
It is now abundantly clear that Russia has defeated the Western sanctions regime that was intended to cripple its economy and force its withdrawal from Ukraine.
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Why We Keep Getting It Wrong With Russia | Opinion
Why do we want to damage Russia? Russia is not the Soviet Union: geographically, ideologically, economically, or militarily.
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Ukraine Sure Doesn’t Look Like a Democracy Anymore | Opinion
In March 2022 the Ukrainian Security Council suspended 11 political parties that were considered pro-Russian.
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While the World’s Eyes Are Elsewhere, Russia Makes Gains in Africa | Opinion
African leaders currently out of favor in Washington are being serially seduced by Moscow with arms sales, mercenary muscle, and political support.
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Why Hamas Is a Direct Threat to U.S. Interests | Opinion
As the dominos begin to fall, their impact on major regional players like Jordan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia will be dramatic.
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