
George H. Wittman
It’s an old story: France wants to be recognized as a major factor in international affairs. French diplomats carry themselves…
The announcement was made that the United States had blocked $30 billion of “Gaddafi’s money.” Further details were not included,…
Just how dangerous is the Muslim Brotherhood? And if it is dangerous, just how capable is it of accomplishing its…
It has to be said: The international media too quickly characterize mob action in North Africa and elsewhere in the…
Observing Turkey is a more than frustrating experience. There is no difficulty in finding knowledgeable people who insist there’s been…
It was bound to happen. Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had been embarrassed far too often by the Americans. At least…
The Mexican drug cartels up to last year had avoidedscaring the tourists: no battling in Cancun — at least not…
What is headline news in one country often is barely covered in another. In Moscow for the past several weeks…
Aung San Suu Kyi’s father was General Aung San, certainly still considered Burma’s hero of independence. The route he took…
In a recent column Yang Yao, the esteemed director of the China Center for Economic Research at Peking University, explained…