North Korea—the Deeper Issues Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 13 September 2017 It’s hard to make up a character like Kim Jong Un—his demeanor that reeks callow youth, corpulent self-indulgence, bathing in the adulation of his attendant military brass who sport the highest crowned military visors in the business, the adoring public applause as he presides […]
Global Disorder- What Are the Options? Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 22 August 2017 Global disorder is on the rise. What can the US do about it? There are two fundamentally different approaches one can take—it all depends on your philosophy of how the world works. The first school thinks primarily in terms of law, order […]
Trump Pulls the Plug in Syria Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 21 July 2017 Every once in a while President Trump manages to get something right. This time it is the decision to call off the broad US covert assistance to the Syrian opposition forces fighting against Syrian President Bashar al-Asad. Asad has been notoriously brutal […]
Trump—Blundering into European Truths Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 5 June 2017 President Trump’s ignorant, oafish and crude foreign policy style rivets our attention, arouses our indignation. But the drama of the diplomatic mayhem he wreaks while traveling abroad also distracts from recognizing more serious underlying problems of US policy— deep negative trends that predate Trump. […]
Graham E. Fuller, ContributorFormer Vice Chairman of the CIA’s National Intelligence Council Assad Is A Monster But If Trump Overthrows Him, Syria Will Likely Be Run By Terrorists If the U.S. topples Assad, it’ll create a power vacuum for warring extremists. 04/11/2017 09:52 am ET SANA SANA / REUTERSAssad during an interview with a Croatian […]
Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller@aol.com) 20 January 2017 With the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States, it’s hard to know where first to focus attention. Rage and righteous indignation on all sides are mounting. There is more than enough blame to go around for how the US got itself into […]
Syria—what cost “victory?” Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 6 October 2016 A deep contradiction lies at the heart of US policy towards the present horrifying conflict in Syria. Which is better? To now reluctantly accept continuation of Bashar al-Asad in power in Damascus for the foreseeable future, thereby hastening the end of the war and the […]
What is Eurasianism? Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 13 September 2016 You might recall the term “Eurasia” from high school geography classes. The term isn’t used much any more in political discussions in the West, but it should be. That is where the most serious geopolitical action is going to be taking place in the world […]
Erdogan in Russia—No Turning Point Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 17 August 2016 Barely more than a few weeks after the failed coup in Turkey, President Erdogan surprised the world by turning up for a meeting in Saint Petersburg with Russian president Vladimir Putin. Many observers in the West view the event darkly, as a sign […]
Washington Does Have a Clear ME Policy—It’s Just the Wrong One
October 31, 2017 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Graham Fuller, Iran, Israel, Jihad, Russia, US Middle East policy •
Washington Does Have a Clear ME Policy—It’s Just the Wrong One Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 31 October 2017 Washington media, think tanks, various commentators and now John McCain continue hammering on an old theme— that the US has “no policy towards the Middle East.” This is fake analysis. In fact the US very much does […]
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