The president who wrote the book on deal-making gave up a good one and bought himself a strategic debacle in return.
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The Art Of The Good Deal
Tag Archives: Syria
The Six-Day War, 50 Years Later
The Six-Day War redrew the Middle East map a half-century ago, but neither the war nor its aftermath yielded anything like true peace.
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Goldman’s Oscar-Worthy Bad Guy Role
It isn’t easy to play the callous-banker role without caricature, but Goldman Sachs brings the stereotype to life in Venezuela.
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Trump Takes The Third Door
Denial failed, and talking failed, so President Trump took the third option in response to Syria’s poison-gas attack.
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History Repeats Itself In Aleppo
The destruction of Aleppo recalls another massacre perpetrated against another Syrian city by another Assad, a generation ago.
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The Battle For Mosul
The Islamic State group may be defeated in Mosul, but this won’t be decisive in the drive to destroy the militant group.
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Russia Bombs Us
A half-million Syrians are dead, Europe is unraveling and Russia has bombed U.S. forces, all while we discuss Trump’s behavior.
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Could A Migrant Wave Bring Down The EU?
Europe’s future may hinge on the questions of who is considered European, and who gets to decide.
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Our Fingerprints On Europe’s Refugee Problem
European indifference helped create the refugee crisis, but American fingerprints are on it too.
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Beirut Blows Up
The horrific blast in the heart of Beirut was most likely an accident, but that does not mean it was a random event.
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