Global chaos, confusion and uncertainty

When Bob Marley sang the prophetic “So Much Trouble in the World” in 1979, the lyrics are just as prophetic for 2020. As the year concludes, the United States has a new regime, and lingering trouble on the world stage. … Read the full article at The Final...

U.S. foreign policy challenges facing Biden administration

As President Donald J. Trump continued complaining about presidential election results that declared Joseph Biden the winner, analysts and observers are looking at what U.S. foreign policy under a Biden-Harris administration might look like and what challenges and...

U.S. pressure, internal problems a dangerous mix in Iran

The United States Pentagon is considering sending several thousand additional troops to the Middle East in what is understood as part of continued antagonism with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Testifying before Congress, John Rood, the undersecretary of defense for...

Race, Class and Privilege and the NFL’s Unresolved Issues

Perhaps it was inevitable that the National Football League would not be immune to the raw, angry clashes around race that have exploded into super bursts of toxic energy around the country particularly since wannabe cop George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin...

No right to free speech – against Israel?

America boasts of being a land where freedom of speech and freedom to protest are respected. Yet, when it comes to Americans criticizing a foreign ally, the Zionist state of Israel, and lifting their voices for Palestinian rights, these constitutional rights and...

Will war of words between U.S., N. Korea lead to armed conflict?

Like clockwork, as his administration’s approval slipped to all-time lows, President Donald J. Trump managed to rattle his saber and utter bellicose nuclear threats toward the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), manufacturing a foreign crisis to attract...

Will Shifting Dynamics Affect Influence Of U.S.-Israeli Lobby?

While there are new divisions developing in the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) itself; there is growing, stiff opposition to its agenda outside its ranks even among American Jews; and there has been a decline in the group’s legendary influence;...