A Real Nuclear Triumph for Trump: Extend New START

A Real Nuclear Triumph for Trump: Extend New START
A Real Nuclear Triumph for Trump: Extend New START

As President Trump prepares to meet Vladimir Putin in a high-stakes one-on-one meeting, there is growing and legitimate concern in Washington and European capitals about concessions Trump might make in the hopes of getting along with the Russian strongman. The anxiety is warranted, given President Trump’s public statements on NATO and the invasion of Ukraine,…

Trump’s Wrecking Ball Ideology

Trump’s Wrecking Ball Ideology
Trump’s Wrecking Ball Ideology

A year ago, it would have been tempting to write off President Trump’s “bull in a china shop” diplomacy as the product of inexperience and impulsiveness. However, after eighteen months in the White House tenure, Trump is looking like a man with a method, a leader acting according to a consistent ideology — if not…

Helsinki Summit: What Can Trump & Putin Learn From Finland?

Helsinki Summit: What Can Trump & Putin Learn From Finland?
Helsinki Summit: What Can Trump & Putin Learn From Finland?

Presidents Putin and Trump will meet soon in Helsinki.  At a time of uncertainty in the US-Russia relationship, the meeting is an important step forward in clarifying that relationship, one that should be not reduced to a Trump tweet or a Putin chess move. Where it is being held is significant. Helsinki was part of the…