Picks of the Week | “Citizens United” and SCOTUS, Russian Aggression
Russian Aggression Understanding Putin’s plans | The Economist Modi listening, Obama assails Putin on Ukraine | The Indian Express In a television interview two months ago, I lamented that despite Russian aggression in Ukraine, U.S. policy in Syria and Iran depended on support from Russian President Vladimir Putin, making Russia, ironically, the “indispensable nation” in American foreign policy. Despite the teeth in U.S.-backed economic sanctions against Moscow—and on some level, … Read More
Picks of the Week | Putin’s Coup, Sea Level Rise and Florida
Ben Judah’s “Putin’s Coup” Putin’s Coup | Politico There are weeks when I’m just not able to read and digest as much as I might like. This was one of those weeks. But I did read one article worth sharing—Ben Judah’s “Putin’s Coup” in Politico Magazine. The article is important because of what it tells us about Putin’s worldview and the perils resurgent in Eastern Europe. It’s a long read, … Read More
The Role of Policy Change and The Current Politics of National Security | Picks of the Week
Central Role of Policy Change This is climate change: Ohio’s water crisis was a manmade disaster | Salon Inequality: Don’t Blame the Market | Center for Economic and Policy Research Two commentaries from this past week – one from Salon and one from the Center for Economic and Policy Research – remind us that the choices we make as a society, i.e. through public policy, have profound consequences in every … Read More