by John M. Curtis | Mar 9, 2018
President Donald Trump’s get-tough strategy with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un paid off with South Korea announcing that Kim agreed to direct talks with Trump. Once thought unthinkable, Trump demanded under threat of war that Kim de-nuclearize the Korean...
by John M. Curtis | Mar 7, 2018
Proving the Russian President Vladimir Putin remains true to his KGB roots, another former Russian intelligence agent remains in critical condition in a Salisbury hospital, poisoned March 6 by unidentified Russian agents. With Russia’s Federal Security Service [FSB],...
by John M. Curtis | Mar 6, 2018
Showing that French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Donald Trump are on the same page when it comes to Iran, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian met with Iranian officials to express reservations about ballistic missile activity. Trump has warned...
by John M. Curtis | Mar 5, 2018
Greeting 68-year-old Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House today, 71-year-old President Donald Trump hailed a new era of close ties with Israel. Under his predecessor, former President Barack Obama, U.S.-Israeli relations sunk to new lows, with...
by John M. Curtis | Mar 4, 2018
Proving that Turkey is no real NATO ally or friend of the U.S., 63-year-old Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued to bomb Kurdish forces along the border with Syria. Killing 36-pro-regime fighters linked to the U.S.-backed Kurdish YPG militia, Turkey also...