"From the Panama Papers to our personal finances, the secret life of our money is having unintended consequences..."

In a political cycle of grandstanding and bellicosity, I would welcome an extension of measured, incremental approaches to foreign policy. 

The United States and Cuba have shared a relationship filled with decades of hostility, diplomatic manipulation, and economic disparity. 

The truth is that UN peacekeeping today is in crisis. 

There are now at least 100 known European women in Iraq and Syria fighting with ISIL, with likely a much larger number who are not yet known. 

Why has there been no war in the past seventy years on the scale of the First and Second World Wars? 

"..Action for the sake of action, thoughtless of the consequences, is irresponsible."

"The greatest problem is that the contemporary Middle East remains in a state of suspended animation just as it was during the Cold War – and the powers that be seem eager to keep it there."

If there is to be a settlement, at least five things must happen.

"Loyal opposition is precisely what qualifies the tenth man. "

September was a fascinating month for international politics played out on a media stage. 

The case in Syria though, moves beyond the traditional moral framework that I previously outlined. Why? The Syrian conflict is a civil, or intra-state war rather than an inter-state war. 

When faced with such social strife in complex matters of foreign policy, what should our response as Christians be?

Democracy is the product of a process; it is not the product of instantaneous results.

Can we affirm our commitment to Israel’s security while gently encouraging changes to obstructive policies, such as the criminal proceedings for children under Israeli military law?

Now that the dust has settled on the most recent episode of North Korean nuclear “saber rattling,” perhaps we can stand back a bit to assess briefly the many moving parts that comprise this issue.