International Affairs Buffs Pillows

Hollande Sex Scandal

'I suppose we've got to keep a sense of perspective. The Greeks waste our money, the French merely spend it.'

Trump Administration Raising White Flag in Ukraine

"Nation-building never works."

UK/US Free Trade Deal

"'I don't want war'. . . well, wither our translation program is broke or this president has a strange kind of humor!"

Booster shots

'There's too much corruption in the third world.'

Detention Center

Idlib, Syria - The final stage

'Look at this story... 'Jewish settlers are going on building houses'!'

The Ayatollah Bomb?

Model United Nations

US fears missile competition.

Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Schauble

'Do you hear someone shouting at us?'

'I'm afraid we can't make it. Harry just finished watching Meet the Press, C-Span, Face the Nation, Fox News Sunday, the Sunday Times, Newsweek, Time...'

Bad News

Change We Need

Common Ground (Tibet and Iraq)

It's 10 pm. Do you know why Iraq, aided by Iran, are fighting against Kurds - a major U.S. ally against Isis - in Northern Iraq?"

"Has there ever been a charming rogue state?"

"International travel accessories, 2025 Passport covers Hey, isn’t Canada a lovely country? Even if I'm from the US Luggage tags Dear World, We are very sorry about how the U.S. is acting lately. Phrasebook I did not vote for him. Yo no voté por él. The tariffs are really stupid. Los aranceles son realmente estúpidas. We don’t really want to invade your country. Realmente no queremos invadir su país."

AUKUS Deal Annoys France

Middle East peace lesson.

Conflict In Palestine

Biden Ignores the G7 Leaders on Afghanistan

'Don't mind me....I'll just sit here while you work on homeland security, unemployment, health care and your many other prbblems!'

USA Putting Out Fires

More Excuses to Stay in Afghanistan

African shadow

Edward Snowden is dumped by the Russians on the moon.

US Foreign Reputation

World politics book: Who's taking out whom

Bump in the road.