Arthur I. Cyr – Page 38

President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he leaves the White House on April 5.

Cyr: The Mueller report and Trump’s survival

April 5, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

The long-awaited report from the United States Special Counsel’s Office headed by Robert Mueller provides a devastating critique of much of contemporary news coverage, at least by implication. Mainstream media...

President Donald Trump, center, shares a laugh with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, during the taking of a group photo of NATO heads of state and government at Park Cinquantenaire in Brussels, Belgium, on Wednesday, July 11, 2018.

Cyr: Anniversary underscores importance of NATO

March 27, 2019 at 9:27 a.m.

“Most alliances die young.” That is how “The Economist” magazine begins an insightful special essay on the durability of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). This military alliance turns 70 years...

A Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane being built for TUI Group sits in the background at the Boeing Company's assembly plant in Renton, Wash., on March 11.

Cyr: Ethiopian Airlines crash has global significance

March 22, 2019 at 10:58 a.m.

Being high up in the air, traveling at hundreds of miles per hour, is not the normal human condition. Some of us react to being on an airline flight with...

A general view of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6's headquarters at Vauxhall Cross in London in 2016.

Cyr: Brexit and Anglo-American international security cooperation

March 15, 2019 at 10:10 a.m.

“Here is a book you should have, Mr. Director.” With that, Jacqueline Kennedy handed CIA Director Allen Dulles a copy of “From Russia, with Love” by Ian Fleming, which was...

A Kashmiri villager clears debris of house destroyed during a deadly gun battle between militants and Indian government forces on March 5.

Cyr: India-Pakistan confrontation overshadows progress

March 8, 2019 at 1:35 p.m.

Armed conflict between India and Pakistan has returned. An attack in disputed Kashmir has killed 40 Indian police. Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed claimed responsibility. Limited combat between forces of the two nations...

President Donald Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday, Feb. 28, in Hanoi.

Cyr: The U.S.-North Korea meeting in Vietnam

March 1, 2019 at 9:18 a.m.

The highly publicized meeting between President Donald Trump of the United States and leader Kim Jong Un of North Korea, in Hanoi, Vietnam, is significant in terms of history and...

Brazilian soldiers organize sacks of powdered milk that are part of the humanitarian aid for Venezuela on Feb. 22. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the closure of the country's border with Brazil on Thursday in a power struggle with opposition leader Juan Guaido.

Cyr: Venezuela crisis has strategic significance

February 22, 2019 at 10:38 a.m.

Venezuela’s ongoing economic disaster has become a major political crisis. This provides opportunities for the United States and other nations in the Americas, and beyond. The deterioration of the nation’s...

U.S. Army soldiers speak to families in rural Anbar on a reconnaissance patrol near a coalition outpost in western Iraq in January 2018.

Cyr: The United States retreat in the Middle East

February 15, 2019 at 9:12 a.m.

Major media focus on President Donald Trump’s desire to withdraw United States military forces from Afghanistan and Iraq, and the very powerful backlash in Congress led by Senate Majority Leader...

In this October 2018 photo, Afghan National Army soldiers participate in a live fire training exercise at the Afghan Military Academy in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Cyr: Afghanistan conflict and the U.S. presence

February 8, 2019 at 10:35 a.m.

President Donald Trump suddenly declares the United States is withdrawing forces Syria and reducing those in Afghanistan. In response, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., quickly orchestrates a bipartisan 70-26...

This file picture released on Jan. 11 by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) shows the Chang'e-4 lunar probe, taken by the Yutu-2 moon rover, on the far side of the moon.

Cyr: Outer space successes should inspire Earth

February 1, 2019 at 9:19 a.m.

Outer space is alive with the work of scientists, who monitor extraordinarily complex ships of exploration. These vehicles are probing ever farther within and beyond our solar system, the planets...

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