Beating Moscow at its Main Game: Espionage
We talk a lot these days about smart power and hard power and soft power even the sharp power of manipulating information. In the end, power and influence have always been exercised in multiple...
Trump and Kim Jong Un: Let’s Make a Deal
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As Tillerson Exits Stage Right, ‘America First’ Takes Center Stage
Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s departure was long-rumored and expected. It had been delayed so long that some of us had even gotten to the point where we were wondering if it was really...
Diplomacy: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Just Doesn’t Get It
Imagine a general who says, “I’m the only one who matters here.” The response, as we used to say in junior high, might be, “You and what army?” Yet President Donald Trump can say “I’m...
The 'World Doesn’t Wait’ for D.C. to Fill Top Jobs
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