Sitemap - 2024 - John’s Newsletter
Why Graham Greene matters: The Honorary Consul
Biden hiding in the White House from campus unrest is neither brave, nor good politics
An open letter to the Columbia protestors
Why the dollar will remain pre-eminent...for now
Why Graham Greene matters: The Comedians
Real world limits make realism the only answer for American foreign policy
10 reasons why Congress's blank check for Ukraine is folly
Why Graham Greene matters: Our Man in Havana
Whatever happens next, Biden's Middle East policy lies in ruins
Why China is the unlikely winner of the Ukraine War
My best political risk call: India is the future
Why Graham Greene matters: The Quiet American
Are Turkey's recent elections a political game-changer?
Robert Kagan is our April Fool of the Year
Why Graham Greene matters: Brighton Rock
Special Briefing: The Moscow Terror Attack
Why Robert Altman matters: Gosford Park
America's enemies have problems, too
The West's woes and how to fix them
Setting the scene: The 2024 general election campaign begins
Why Robert Altman matters: The Player
The Democrats can never hope to win in 2024 if they are so afraid of the American people
Why Robert Altman matters: Nashville
In appealing to the pro-Hamas wing of his party, Biden loses the nation
Where we are: The world at the end of February 2024
The Last Best Hope with Shaun Thompson
Why Robert Altman matters: The Long Goodbye
The danger of lying to Europeans at cocktail parties
Why Robert Altman Matters: McCabe and Mrs. Miller
At last the political risk bill comes due for European lotus-eaters
"'A well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory': Parsing the worst day of the Biden presidency"
The Last Best Hope with The Political Risk Podcast
Albums you must listen to: The Doors', 'The Doors'
Chinks of light in the Middle East?
Snapshot of the race: February 2024
Albums you must listen to: The Zombies' "Odyssey and Oracle"
The politics of a Kafka novel: The political risk factors underlying the Gaza War
Albums you must listen to: The Byrds', 'Mr. Tambourine Man'
John Hulsman on American Realism
The Alternate Reality of Western Elites
Albums you must listen to: Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On'
After Iowa: Exploding the last anti-Trump myth
Lai's election proves Xi's Taiwan strategy is failing
With Iowa just ahead, what is the state of the presidential race?
All Hands on Deck: It's Book Publication Day!
Albums you must listen to: Joni Mitchell's 'Blue'
With the rise of India over the next decades, the 21st Century will be Tripolar