In Hanoi, the Devil is in the Details
National Security Columnist Walter Pincus takes a look at the devil that is bound to be in the details in Hanoi in this week’s Fine […] More
Posts Tagged ‘Summit’
The Definition of Success in Hanoi
Expectations are high for the second summit of President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jung-Un. Most people assume that there wouldn’t be a second summit […] More
Chairman Kim Jong-un Rides the Peace Train
Chairman Kim Jong-un started off 2019 with a well-rehearsed New Year’s address, in which he utilized a less-formal and relaxed atmosphere – akin to FDR’s […] More
The Next North Korean Summit
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Avoiding ‘Fire and Fury’ with North Korea
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Trump and Xi Meet at G-20 Amidst Deteriorating China-U.S. Relations
Bottom Line Up Front On December 1, President Trump met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Argentina. The […] More
North Korea’s Nuclear Strategy
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What is Putin’s Plan Now?
As most of the President’s men and women in senior roles re-iterated and even provided more detail about the Russian threat to U.S. national security […] More
Prepping the President for the Helsinki Summit
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President Trump’s NATO Summit and Prep for Russia
The White House put out a statement this morning as President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg offered comments to reporters before breakfast, […] More
The Perils of a Putin-Trump Summit
As a former member of the CIA’s Senior Intelligence Service, I’m worried about the upcoming summit between the Chekist former KGB officer, President Vladimir Putin, […] More
Mapping Out OPEC’s Latest Moves
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U.S. – Russia Summit Likely to Kick Spying Efforts into High Gear
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North Korea May Be Back on Track, but Are They Ready to Make a Deal?
The Trump administration has yet to make public its objectives for a North Korea denuclearization agreement, but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo indicated what it […] More