Category Archives: U.S. Politics

When Vision Fails

Posted on November 22, 2015 by jackgoldstone

It is remarkable that, in response to ISIS’s attacks in Paris, all kinds of remedies and actions are now being vehemently proposed:  adding Western ground troops to the forces attacking ISIS, setting new restrictions on the movement of refugees from … Continue reading →

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Still Slow…

Posted on April 5, 2015 by jackgoldstone

I have been blogging mainly about foreign policy during the last year.  Of course, there has been so much going on around the world — in Ukraine, the Middle East, and Hong Kong among other places, it has been hard … Continue reading →

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Yemen Undone

Posted on March 24, 2015 by jackgoldstone

It shouldn’t really be a surprise to anyone that Yemen has collapsed (again).  A country that has split and been pulled together before, with the youngest and fastest growing population in the region, running low on oil and water, with … Continue reading →

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A Bad Deal for Everyone

Posted on March 6, 2015 by jackgoldstone

I have long advocated that Iran and the P5+1 negotiators reach a deal that will assure everyone that if Iran launches an effort to weaponize its nuclear materials, they will be detected in time for other nations to launch a … Continue reading →

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Addressing Inequality

Posted on January 21, 2015 by jackgoldstone

The  Davos show is beginning this week.  I am not going, but I am in Zurich and close enough to see the ads for ever-bigger and better private planes to take the elites to elite places.  All of this against … Continue reading →

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Hope as we move toward the New Year

Posted on December 29, 2014 by jackgoldstone

It would not take much for 2015 to be a better year than 2014.  2014 was marked by a major outbreak of Ebola, war between Russia and Ukraine, renewed active war in Gaza, civil war in South Sudan, the rise … Continue reading →

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What China Wants

Posted on November 18, 2014 by jackgoldstone

Last week’s APEC meeting in Beijing shed new light on China’s relationship with America and the world. It has become increasing clear what China wants. China seeks a role in Asia comparable to the role that America has enjoyed with … Continue reading →

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Words from God, Lessons for Man

Posted on September 24, 2014 by jackgoldstone

This past week, I was visiting the United Kingdom (still United, thank goodness), to attend a conference at Cambridge University. While there, I also took a trip north to York University to do some historical study. While there, I stayed … Continue reading →

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More on who can or will fight ISIS

Posted on September 15, 2014 by jackgoldstone

I weighed in this week on the need to have a truly broad coalition to fight ISIS in Politico. The problem ahead is to build that coalition – and it won’t be quick or easy. If we are going to … Continue reading →

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The world spins on….

Posted on September 8, 2014 by jackgoldstone

There is good news today on several fronts.  The Arab League, meeting in Cairo, has stated its intention to stop aid to extremists and cooperate in efforts to fight the Islamic State (ISIS). Also this week, the European Central Bank … Continue reading →

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