Arthur I. Cyr – Page 40

Richard Nixon flashes the victory sign as he acknowledges cheers from a crowd in Missouri during his 1968 campaign for president.

Cyr: Elections in 1968 and now

December 11, 2018 at 9:12 p.m.

Perspective through examination of history is always helpful, as long as we perceive the past accurately. Extreme, overwrought rhetoric has now become commonplace, within the media as well as from...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel waves during meeting with students of Shevchenko University in Kiev on Thursday, Nov. 1. Merkel announced this week that she will not seek re-election in 2021.

Cyr: Chancellor Merkel’s political bombshell hits Germany and Europe

December 11, 2018 at 7:13 p.m.

Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany has decided to retire, a development that is profound not only for her nation but also for Europe. There are also significant international implications. On...

Brexit protesters flood Whitehall as more than half a million people marched through Central London on Oct. 20 calling for a vote on the final Brexit deal.

Cyr: Britain, the European Union and our national security

December 12, 2018 at 10:38 a.m.

“Spooked by Brexit, Mr. Bond?” That is the caption under a photograph of actor Daniel Craig, the current James Bond, pistol in hand, looking concerned. The picture appears in a...

President John F. Kennedy, right, confers with his brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, at the White House on Oct. 1, 1962 in Washington D.C. during the Cuban missile crisis.

Cyr: Remember Cuban Missile Crisis lessons

May 24, 2019 at 12:34 a.m.

The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred more than a half century ago, but the lessons of that unique and terrifying event in the Cold War continue to resonate. If anything, contemporary...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he leaves following their breakfast meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany on Sept. 29.

Cyr: Important meeting strengthens German Chancellor Merkel

December 12, 2018 at 5:12 a.m.

Late last month, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey held discussions in Berlin. Command of two of the most effective militaries in Europe and...

A 1948 portrait of George Marshall, the American five-star general and author of the Marshall Plan to rebuild postwar Europe, which was launched 70 years ago.

Cyr: Public servants and the public good

December 12, 2018 at 3:35 a.m.

Gen. George C. Marshall is what people used to call a dedicated public servant. As chief of staff of the U.S. Army, he did essential work to get a dangerously...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second from left, and his wife Ri Sol Ju with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife Kim Jung-sook on the top of Mount Paektu after their Sept. 20 summit.

Cyr: South Korea President Moon Jae-in is key leader in regional progress

May 24, 2019 at 12:32 a.m.

History encourages persistence, and the Korean Peninsula is an especially important example of that principle. The meeting last summer between President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un rightly...

In this Sept. 16, 2008, file photo, traders work in the product options pit at the New York Mercantile Exchange in New York after Lehman Brothers, a titan of Wall Street, slid into bankruptcy.

Cyr: The Great Recession, Great Depression and today’s financial dangers

December 12, 2018 at 5:15 p.m.

“The worst financial crisis since the Great Depression,” has become standard shorthand for the global financial crash and resulting severe recession that began in 2008. This fall, we mark the...

A surveillance image shows Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov at a London train station on March 3. They have been named as suspects in the attempted murder of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.

Cyr: British skill vs. Russian killers

December 12, 2018 at 4:42 p.m.

Prime Minister Theresa May and colleagues in Britain’s government reconfirm the quality and effectiveness of her nation’s police and intelligence work. On Sept. 5, the British government issued warrants for...

John McCain visits with Barack Obama in Chicago two weeks after they faced each other in the 2008 presidential election.

Cyr: John McCain’s best legacy

December 12, 2018 at 4:12 p.m.

United States Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Vietnam War hero and POW, 2008 Republican presidential nominee, committed but pragmatic conservative legislator, has concluded a remarkable career with the grace of his...

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