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It’s been a wild week for geopolitics, and particularly public diplomacy, from insults thrown at our allies at the G-7 to niceties, pomp, and circumstance (and even a little saluting) in Singapore.
But first, I have some personal news to share. After five wonderful years here at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, I have made […]
President Trump will be jet-setting from Quebec to Singapore this week, leaving the tumultuous G7 Summit for what could be an equally bumpy meeting with Kim Jong-un in Singapore.
Let’s take a look back. Prior to the G7, President Trump announced new tariffs on steel and aluminum that threaten to spark an all-out trade war […]
Like moths drawn to the flame of international publicity, it appears as though President Trump and Kim Jong-un will, indeed, hold their long-awaited summit in Singapore. The big questions are: Can a summit be put together in just under two weeks? And what can be accomplished during the meeting?
My answers? Yes, a summit can […]
Last week was a bit of a whirlwind, to put it lightly! With just a few things brewing internationally, I weighed in with some of our favorite folks to discuss everything from the U.S.-DPRK talks landing back on the rocks, to peering into the crystal ball to see what will become of the Iran nuclear […]
It’s been another bumpy week in Washington.
While I didn’t agree with the Iran deal when it was first proposed, I was hopeful that the days of debating its merits were over. It was, as we say, a done deal. That was until Tuesday, when President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would pull out, leaving […]
On May 12, President Donald Trump will have to make a decision regarding the United States’ commitment to the Iran Deal. Earlier this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might have made the decision just a bit easier for the President.
In a Steve Jobs-style performance (almost like unveiling the latest iPhone) directed right at […]
On Thursday, I was honored to sit down with David Gergen for a wide-ranging discussion on global leadership in the 21stcentury.
David knows a thing or two about leadership – he served as a White House adviser to four U.S. presidents who hailed from both sides of the aisle: Nixon, Ford, Reagan, […]
In another rollercoaster week in Washington, all eyes have returned to Syria after dozens were killed following a chemical weapons attack, carried out in the Eastern Ghouta town of Douma.
This event came off the heels of President Donald Trump’s comments that the U.S. should pull out of Syria entirely. But predictably for our unpredictable president, his tune has again changed; on late Friday evening, after a week of speculation, he ordered a strike […]
As President Trump announced the possibility of the military both funding the southern border wall and protecting the border as said wall is built, I’m reminded of all of the failed walls we’ve seen throughout our history.
Leading up to World War II, the French built the famed Maginot Line, an attempt to deter German […]
In another not-so-surprising turn of events, Russia and North Korea are taking center stage in the global headlines once again. In just one week, Kim Jong-un made his first official trip outside of North Korea, meeting with China’s Xi Jinping in Beijing. In the same week, Russia announced the expulsion of 60 U.S. diplomats and […]
Dean Stavridis with his basset hound, Lilly.
Dean James Stavridis is the 12th leader of The Fletcher School since its founding in 1933. A retired Admiral in the U.S. Navy, he led the NATO Alliance in global operations from 2009 to 2013 as Supreme Allied Commander.
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