George Will wrote a column over the weekend suggesting that President Trump may be heading recklessly toward nuclear war with North Korea. The overall tone of the article questions Trump’s …
Bart Marcois
Bart Marcois
Bart Marcois (@bmarcois) was the principal deputy assistant secretary of energy for international affairs during the Bush administration. Additionally, Marcois served as a career foreign service officer with the State Department.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan is no longer content to be head of state, head of government, and head of his ruling AKP political party. Erdogan is running for Caliph of the …
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North Korean Aggression Could Spell the End For Japan’s Pacifist Constitution
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisNorth Korea’s aggressive nuclear missile program may have the unintended consequence of ending Japan’s pacifist constitution. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been pushing the limits of the pacifist clause in …
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The deaths of four American Special Forces soldiers in Niger dominated headlines in October. Fourteen UN peacekeepers were killed in Congo this morning, and four were killed in Mali last …
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The deaths of four UN peacekeeping troops in Mali last month went largely unnoticed in Washington, but they shouldn’t have. They are tied to the deaths of the four U.S. …
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Voters went to the polls on November 26, the Sunday after Thanksgiving, to cast their ballots in the Honduran election. Nearly two weeks later, the final result is not clear. …
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On the anniversary of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, my thoughts turn to the legacy of liberty left to us by great men who left home and family to …
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Tillerson’s Europe Trip Shows Diplomacy in Action
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisU.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s Europe trip offered a rare public opportunity to observe diplomatic negotiations. His joint press conference with High Representative Federica Mogherini, the EU foreign minister, …
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Navy Restoring Base in Iceland to Hunt Russian Submarines
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisRussian submarines have become quieter and more deadly in the past ten years than ever before, and Pentagon planners are worried about it. President Trump ran on a platform that …
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Democratic Nations Wary of Chinese Influence
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisAustralia yesterday announced proposed legislation aimed at identifying and curbing foreign influence in Australian political, academic and economic circles. Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull said the proposed legislation was general, and …