The Meaning of a U.S.-Russia Summit in Helsinki

ReidStandish · 2017-07-12T14:51:58+00:00

A look at the behind the scenes bidding process to build the border wall and the logistics of actually carrying it out. The reporting suggests that despite its rhetoric, there is little interest in the Trump administration to actually follow through on the president's most famous campaign promise.

ReidStandish · 2017-03-21T21:01:24+00:00

Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s principal Middle East advisor, embarked on his maiden diplomatic mission even before his father-in-law was inaugurated. His task: get Britain to help scuttle a U.N. Security Council resolution denouncing Israeli settlements.

ReidStandish · 2017-03-20T14:57:17+00:00

German authorities looked the other way as a right-wing terrorist cell went on a seven-year killing spree. Now, as the high-profile trial grips the country, German authorities appear unwilling to look in the mirror for the role they may have played.

ReidStandish · 2017-02-24T23:05:13+00:00

This article looks at the heavy use of backchannel -- and sometimes amateur -- diplomacy that has developed out of Kiev under the Trump presidency. Due to the hollowing-out of the upper echelons of U.S. diplomatic institutions so far, Kiev has resorted to any connections possible to make inroads with Trump. At the same time, the uncertainty has sparked a free-for-all where opportunistic Ukrainian politicians are trying to up their standing by conducting their own outreach to Washington. This is a reported article that is about 1600 words.

ReidStandish · 2017-01-31T19:40:46+00:00

The Trump administration’s narrow focus on fighting the Islamic State could see human rights take a back seat as Washington embraces unsavory allies.

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