Defense
Opinion: Greenland and Trump …Moving From Fantasy to Reality?
It does not take much time to shift attention in Washington DC or for the media to drop their existing high-profile stories like hot potatoes. Venezuela and Nicolas Maduro are…
Sridhar Krishnaswami
The author is a Columnist at South Asian Herald. He is a senior journalist who has reported from Washington DC on North America and United Nations.
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Capitol Hill
Opinion: Venezuela and Drama on the High Seas
In a dramatic development the United States has seized the oil tanker on the run for several days now but on a changed name with a newly painted Russian flag.…
Crime
Opinion: Maduro Is Gone, but What of Venezuela?
After four months of intense pressure by way of blowing up alleged drug boats and chasing huge sanctioned tankers carrying Venezuelan oil, President Donald Trump finally had his way when…
Capitol Hill
Opinion: Looking at History
In spite of all the tough and bold talk, there comes a time in the White House when nearly everybody, including the President, is a bit apprehensive about what is…
Capitol Hill
Opinion: Between Hope and Reality
In the political world of Republicans and Democrats, there is this hope that 2026 should definitely be better than how 2025 unfolded over the months. From the initial euphoria of…
Defense
Opinion: A Test of Wills in the Backyard
Sixty-odd decades ago, it was Cuba, a missile crisis, and a potential nuclear showdown with the then Soviet Union. The United States, under the John Kennedy administration, would have no…
Capitol Hill
Opinion: A Political Season With its Share of Tragedies
Even as the year winds down, there is not a shred of evidence that the political season in America is about to change. In fact, there is everything to indicate…
Afghanistan
Opinion: Ramping up Pressure on Maduro
Tensions and tempers are rising in the Caribbean. After hitting some 20-plus boats of Venezuela supposedly carrying narcotics to America, resulting in the death of some 87 persons, the Trump…
Central Asia
Opinion: Between Domestic Issues and Foreign Policy Challenges
Talk of pressures, options, and temptations, and we have Washington DC where President Donald Trump finds himself suddenly in a tight spot, and none of this has to do with…
Defense
Opinion: Time for Sober Thinking in Asia
The world seemed fixated on ways to settle a conflict in Ukraine that will soon be entering its fourth year, one that started off as a “Special Military Operation” by…
Central Asia
Opinion: Expectations for Peace in the Ukraine War
Hold your breath. There is now serious talk of a brutal war looking to enter its fourth year, perhaps winding down if reports quoting unnamed sources and officials not authorized…
Capitol Hill
Opinion: Crunch Time in Washington DC
If there is nothing happening in Washington DC, then there is something wrong, for there is never a dull moment on Capitol Hill or Pennsylvania Avenue. Just when many heaved…
Capitol Hill
Opinion: For Democrats it is Learning the Right Lessons
There is never a dull moment in politics anywhere in the world. The election season for 2026 and 2028 in America began in earnest on November 4, when in an…
Africa
Opinion: Preparing the Ground for 2026 and Beyond
It is not as if New York City is on fire with the election of a 34-year-old South Asian Muslim as the Mayor of the city, or that communists have…
Defense
Opinion: Optics, Atmospherics and Substance of President Trump in Asia
Some believe that by skipping a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, American President Donald Trump may have given away the stage to China and its leader, President Xi…
Defense
Opinion: A New Dangerous Race in The Making
“I hated to do it, but had no choice! Because of other countries’ testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our nuclear weapons on an…