by jpitney | May 30, 2023 | Claremont McKenna College, Foreign Policy
From the International Association of Black Professionals in International Affairs (BPIA): It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Ambassador Steve McGann on May 25, 2023. Ambassador McGann was a distinguished diplomat, former ambassador,...
by jpitney | Mar 5, 2023 | Bipartisanship, China, Congress, Foreign Policy, House of Representatives
Dana Milbank at WP: Ask Mike Gallagher. The Wisconsin Republican has been put in charge of the new House select committee on the Chinese Communist Party — and the chairman so far is turning his panel into everything the covid committee isn’t: bipartisan, serious and...
by jpitney | Mar 3, 2023 | Foreign Policy, Public Opinion
Frank Newport at Gallup: Sixty-five percent of Americans prefer the U.S. to take the leading (20%) or a major role (45%) in world affairs. This is down from 69% in 2019 and 72% as recently as 2017. The current figure is one percentage point below the prior low from...
by jpitney | Jul 5, 2022 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, Foreign Policy
Andrew Desiderio at Politico writes about overseas congressional delegations {CODELS] Many facets of official Washington can look impenetrably bureaucratic to the voters who send lawmakers there, and in some ways CODELs are no exception. But there’s a reason the...
by jpitney | May 13, 2022 | Foreign Policy, Poland, Russia, Ukraine
Greg Norman at Fox News: A Russian lawmaker is warning Friday that recent comments from Poland’s leaders are encouraging Moscow to “put it in first place in the queue for denazification after Ukraine.” Russian State Duma Deputy Oleg Morozov,...
