Tariq Saeedi Last month, while watching yet another news briefing about escalating tensions somewhere in the world, I found myself thinking about quicksand. Not because I'm particularly fascinated by natural hazards, but because the metaphor kept forcing itself into my mind as I listened to officials explain their "limited engagement" and "targeted objectives." We've … [Read more...]
Trump’s vision of Peace and Leadership – the obverse side of the coin
Tariq Saeedi Donald Trump, the 47th president of the United States, eloquently presented his vision of peace and leadership in his inaugural speech. This is the obverse (heads) side of the coin. His flurry of executive orders signed the same day, shattering the record for the most executive orders signed by a US president on his first day in office, is the reverse (tails) … [Read more...]