Next Cold War Roundup 3/11/16.  The Obama Doctrine and the Underside of Buses _ A very long read in the Atlantic by Jeffrey Goldberg, “The Obama Doctrine,” is based on an interview with Pres. Obama, describes a president with a “natural reticence toward getting militarily ensnarled”, mismatched with his hawkish and/or

Next Cold War Roundup 3/9/16 Syrian peace talks are expected to resume on Monday, though delegates have begun to arrive in Geneva already.  240,000 people in besieged areas have received humanitarian aid and aid workers are still working to get access to six more areas.  VP Joe Biden is visiting

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of austerity, it was the age of a trillion dollar warplane that no one could make work.

Next Cold War Roundup 3/7/16 There are widespread reports that the truce in Syria has produced a massive decrease in violence and death. Broader peace talks are scheduled for March 9 but the Syrian opposition are still undecided.  The battle for Mosul is starting and there are reports from Raqqa

Next Cold War Roundup 3/4/16 The Syrian ceasefire continues to mostly hold. A US carrier strike group has moved into the South China Sea. A follow up meeting was held on the Minsk agreement with no breakthroughs while fighting on the front line in Ukraine increases.  An RT journalist traveled