March 21, 2020 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: China, Corona virus, US reform, US society •
Corona: Thoughts on End Times Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 20 March 2020 These are not, of course, strictly speaking, end times. But for the first time in a long time, there is a whiff of the apocalyptic in the air. The Black Swan has come out of the blue. Events utterly unanticipated in any practical […]
January 4, 2020 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: assassination in foreign policy, General Soleimani, Iran, Iranian policy in Iraq, Iraq •
US Foreign Policy by Assassination Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 4 January 2020 The United States, through its assassination of top-ranking Iranian General Qasim Soleimani, has once again opened Pandora’s box in its conduct of foreign policy. How long does Washington think it can enjoy unique monopoly over exercise of these forms of international violence […]
October 16, 2019 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Iran, Israel, Kurds, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, US policy •
Everybody Betraying Everybody in Syria Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 16 October 2019 Just what have we witnessed in the recent events in Syria? It’s hard to know, given the avalanche of superficial and over-the-top headlines in most US media: betrayal of the Kurds, handing Syria over to Russia, caving to Turkey’s Erdogan, bestowing a gift […]
September 24, 2019 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: International Conflict, US foreign policy •
Strategic Threat Perception as Geopolitical Masturbation Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 22 September 2019 I’ve recently had discussions with friends over whether US domestic issues should outweigh those of foreign policy in the coming elections. The urgency of domestic issues are of course beyond question: health care, income gaps, appointment of more right wing judges, the […]
August 6, 2019 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Eurasia, Iran, NATO, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, US foreign policy •
“Who Lost Turkey?” Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 5 August 2019 Here we go again, another phase of witch-hunting over “Who lost —-(fill in the blanks) country.” It was once who lost China in 1949, then Cuba in 1959, then Iran in 1979, and others. The latest iteration is now “Who lost Turkey?” This question classically […]
July 1, 2019 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Quincy Institute, US foreign policy •
Turning Point in US Foreign Policy? Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 1 July 2019 Is American foreign policy, so long drifting towards collapse and irrelevance, about to be revolutionized? An article written by veteran journalist Stephen Kinzer in the Boston Globe today contains exciting news with revolutionary implications for US foreign policy, America’s place in the […]
June 6, 2019 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Israel, Israeli land appropriation, Palestinians, peace process, US policy •
The Fate of the Palestinians Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 6 June 2019 The “Deal of the Century”—Trump’s modestly named new proposal for peace between Israel and the Palestinians—has long been said to be nearing completion. Ongoing turmoil in Israeli politics makes that presumed launch date less certain. But whether or not Bibi Netanyahu will maintain […]
May 2, 2019 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: China, East Asia, Japan, nuclear weapons, US •
Japanese Nukes—On the Horizon? Graham E. Fuller (bozorgg@aol.com) Membership in the nuclear club is jealously guarded. The fewer the members the better. And the latest member to work his way in the door invariably calls for the gates now to be locked behind him; no new members after me. There are good reasons for this. […]
January 29, 2019 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: autocracy, China, democracy, surveillance, technology and democracy •
Our Global Repressive Political Future Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 29 January 2019 As one looks out over the global scene, the outlook for democratic societies appears increasingly dismal. (I’ll avoid a complex discussion here about definitions of “democratic,” simply to note the broad spectrum of democracies that exist, each flawed in its own way.) Several […]
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Capitalism Is Not a Moral Virtue, It’s Like Fire
April 21, 2020 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: US Capitalism; goal of governance, US ideology •
Capitalism Is Not a Moral Virtue, It’s Like Fire Graham E Fuller (bozorgg@aol.com) 20 April 2020 [I wrote this blog piece in October 2016, on the eve of the US presidential election. Given all the discussion today of what kind of a system we are trying to protect and restore under Corona Virus, I thought […]
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