New START Extension Unlikely Failure to extend the New START treaty is likely. It is the last US/Russian arms control agreement that limits nuclear weapons for both sides and will • Read More »
Tags: Billingslea, China, Crisis of competence, INF Treaty, Jeese Helms, New START Treaty, Putin, Russia, US
What we say and do in the US is of intense interest to people all around the world. The Financial Times has a great piece on how ongoing protests in • Read More »
Tags: BLM, MeToo, Perception of US
Europeans often have a hard time understanding American politics. So do a lot of Americans, for that matter. US diplomats are now having an especially hard time advocating for American values. But • Read More »
Tags: American Politics, Intercultural communication, Mature Democracy, US Constitution, US Federalism, US presidency
“I have not heard any valid reason that would justify my removal,” fired State Department Inspector General (IG) Steve Linick told House Committee on Foreign Affairs members June 3. He • Read More »
Tags: Bulatao, government waste, IG, Linick, Pompeo, State Department
A truly shocking and appalling story of systematic Customs and Border Protection (CBP) harassment of a young, Black US diplomat who was posted in Mexico and often needed to cross the border • Read More »
Tags: Black, CBP, State Department, US diplomat, US-Mexico border
Competence in government will be a significant issue in the November elections. This was already clear before the crisis triggered by the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd. Before the coronavirus pandemic • Read More »
Tags: ABA, CDC, Chief of Protocol, Competence, COVID-19, Department of State, Federal judges, US government