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Strange New Turns. Where are We Going Now on Syria? The Russian Connection, Other Options or Dead-end?

Quotes: Secretary Kerry with President Putin in Moscow May 7, 2013: “And Mr. President, as you know better than anybody, there are enormous challenges today that require the same level of cooperation,… more →

Rethinking National Security

Strange New Turns. Where are We Going Now on Syria? The Russian Connection, Other Options or Dead-end? — 3 comments

Harry C. Blaney III wrote 2 weeks ago: Quotes: Secretary Kerry with President Putin in Moscow May 7, 2013: “And Mr. President, as you know … more →

Tags: Center for International Policy, Department of Defense, Department of State, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, Foreign relations, middle east, national security, NATO

America’s Role in Making Peace in the Middle East

Harry C. Blaney III wrote 1 month ago: Last week at a Carnegie Endowment meeting, a wise retired career Ambassador Edward P Djerejian discu … more →

Tags: middle east, - Iran (2), Israel, Palestine, President Obama, Netanyahu, Secretary Hagel, Gatekeepers, Iran

Nuclear Madness: Korea and Iran and “Tipping Point”

Harry C. Blaney III wrote 1 month ago: Headlines are everywhere, pundits shouting “danger” and editorial writers highlighting dangers, yet … more →

Tags: China, Russia, - Iran (2), Secretary of State, North Korea, Iran, Secretary Kerry, Secretary Hagel, Pyongyang

President Obama’s Middle East Visit: Why Is It So Opposed By Those Who Do Not Want Peace?


Harry C. Blaney III wrote 2 months ago: President Barack Obama and Israeli President Shimon Peres inspect an honor guard during the official … more →

Tags: middle east, - Iran (2), iraq, Israel, Palestine, President Obama, obama, Iran, Israel-Palestine

Syria: New Developments and End Goals

Harry C. Blaney III wrote 6 months ago: DATELINE LONDON There are new developments in the ongoing saga of the new Syrian opposition coalitio … more →

Tags: China, Russia, Syria, U S foreign policy, PeaceKeeping, peacemaking, Peacebuilding

Syria: More Hawks and Less Wisdom and A Critical Juncture — 1 comment

Harry C. Blaney III wrote 9 months ago: There is little doubt that we have come to a critical juncture in the Syrian conflict. Within the co … more →

Tags: Role of Multilateral Institutions, Europe, national security, middle east, Foreign relations, Syria, middle east unrest, Foreign Policy

Syria: The Beginning of the End or More of the Same?

Harry C. Blaney III wrote 10 months ago: The aftermath of the bombing of the Syrian security center with the death and injury of some key Ass … more →

Tags: Role of Multilateral Institutions, national security, middle east, Foreign relations, American Russian relations, Syria, Russia, middle east unrest, Foreign Policy

On the Ground in Syria: Looking at Human Rights Abuses — 1 comment

Maxine Jacobson - National Security Intern wrote 10 months ago: On Friday, July 13th, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) held an event titled … more →

Tags: national security, middle east, Foreign relations, Syria, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, Arab Spring, Human Rights

Syria: Will it Ever End? — 1 comment

Harry C. Blaney III wrote 10 months ago: We have written often about the Assad regime’s butchery of the Syrian people at this site and have p … more →

Tags: Role of Multilateral Institutions, national security, middle east, Russia, Foreign relations, American Russian relations, Syria, NATO, Diplomacy

The Future of Afghanistan: What Will the Money Achieve?

Maxine Jacobson - National Security Intern wrote 10 months ago: Donors met in Tokyo on July 8 and pledged a total of $16 billion in aid to Afghanistan over the next … more →

Tags: national security, middle east, Afghanistan, Foreign relations, Terrorism, Defense, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy

Syria: More Debate on How to Stop the Violence, Little on How to End the Civil War and Create Peace

Harry C. Blaney III wrote 10 months ago: “I ask you to reach out to Russia and China and to not only urge, but demand that they get off … more →

Tags: Role of Multilateral Institutions, national security, middle east, Russia, Foreign relations, American Russian relations, Syria, Foreign Policy, Arab Spring

Syria Ablaze Again and Spreading, Geneva Meeting Meets Russian Intransigence: Another Fig Leaf, but a Solution Must Now Be Found Soon! — 1 comment

Harry C. Blaney III wrote 10 months ago: As predicted, the Syrian civil war (that is what it is) continues unabated with increased killings a … more →

Tags: Arms Control, Role of Multilateral Institutions, national security, middle east, Russia, Foreign relations, American Russian relations, Syria, NATO

Syria, Russia, America, Arab World, and the Urgent Strategic Decision for Each by Harry C. Blaney III — 1 comment

Harry C. Blaney III wrote 11 months ago: Just when one thought things could not get worse, they do. This seems the rule in today’s crazy, dar … more →

Tags: Arms Control, Role of Multilateral Institutions, national security, middle east, Russia, Foreign relations, Terrorism, - Iran (2), American Russian relations

Syria is in Flames and Is Brutality Its Fate? by Harry C. Blaney III

Harry C. Blaney III wrote 11 months ago: There is nothing worse for any country than a civil war. The American Civil War killed more American … more →

Tags: middle east, Russia, Foreign relations, iraq, American Russian relations, Syria, NATO, national security, Diplomacy

In Search of a Serious Strategy for Syria by Harry C. Blaney III — 2 comments

Harry C. Blaney III wrote 11 months ago: In Search of a Serious Strategy for Syria Harry C. Blaney III  The G-8 and NATO summits are over and … more →

Tags: Europe, national security, middle east, Foreign relations, - Iran (2), Libya, Syria, NATO, U S Politics

NATO Summit: Outcomes and Challenges by Harry C. Blaney III — 1 comment

Harry C. Blaney III wrote 12 months ago: NATO Summit: Outcomes and Challenges by Harry C. Blaney III With the end of the Chicago NATO summit, … more →

Tags: 2012 elections, Afghanistan, defense spending, Europe, Foreign relations, middle east, national security, NATO, Pakistan

Crisis Points that Bring Suffering, Conflict, and Instability: Sudan and South Sudan/Darfur and Much of East Africa

Harry C. Blaney III wrote 1 year ago: Today we woke with news that Sudan is preparing to invade South Sudan over an oil field dispute that … more →

Tags: Role of Multilateral Institutions, Africa, Foreign relations, Syria, Diplomacy, Sudan, Foreign Policy, South Sudan, Omar Hassan al-Bashir

The Syrian Conundrum Continues — 3 comments

Harry C. Blaney III wrote 1 year ago: Reports out of Syria have confirmed that Bashar al-Assad, in anticipation of the April 12th date for … more →

Tags: Role of Multilateral Institutions, middle east, Foreign relations, Syria, Diplomacy, middle east unrest, Foreign Policy, UN Security Council, Arab Spring

Syria: The Problem of Official Butchery of Citizens and the Dilemma of an Effective International Response — 2 comments

Harry C. Blaney III wrote 1 year ago: One again we are faced with the specter, as we were in Libya just a year ago, of brutality and butch … more →

Tags: middle east, Foreign relations, NATO, Syria, Foreign Policy, United Nations


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