Arthur I. Cyr – Page 43

The annual explosion of cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin envelops the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington.

Column: Martin Luther King’s legacy endures 50 years after his assassination

May 24, 2019 at 12:19 a.m.

April 4 this year is the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, a remarkably durable as well as influential civil rights leader. We honor his personal...

Outgoing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson waves goodbye as he walks out of the doors of the State Department in Washington, March 22, 2018, after speaking to employees upon his departure.

Cyr: Turmoil at the top in U.S. foreign policy

December 14, 2018 at 6:10 p.m.

Unnerving gyrations continue at the top of United States foreign policy officialdom. The abrupt firing of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson via Twitter has now been followed by similar dismissal...

In this March 5, 2018, photo, a Vietnamese passenger boat sails past U.S. aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson as it docks in Danang Bay, Vietnam. The Carl Vinson recently completed the first visit to a Vietnamese port since the end of the Vietnam War.

Cyr: U.S. aircraft carrier visits Vietnam — in peace

December 14, 2018 at 5:10 p.m.

"The fruits of decades of effort ... to build bilateral trust," is how U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Dan Kritenbrink describes the dramatic visit of our aircraft carrier the USS Carl...

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May is accompanied by local police officials on March 15, 2018 as she views the area where former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter were found critically ill in Salisbury, England.

Cyr: Attacks in Britain reflect Russian ruthlessness

December 14, 2018 at 4:09 p.m.

"Highly likely" is how Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May describes involvement of Russia's government in a shocking poison incident. She fiercely denounced a "brazen attempt to murder innocent civilians on...

Cyr: Russia rocket rattling not surprising or alarming

December 14, 2018 at 3:05 p.m.

Reflecting now firmly established tradition, Russia's President Vladimir Putin has delivered his own version of a state of the union address to the people. His speech on March 1 dealt...

U.S. President Donald J. Trump, right, shakes hands with Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull, left, during a joint press conference on Feb. 23 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC.

Cyr: Australia-U.S. partnership remains crucial

December 14, 2018 at 2:02 p.m.

The visit of Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to Washington was positive and productive. This is an antidote to the anger communicated via telephone more than a year ago by...

The headquarters of the British spy agency, MI6, are shown in London near Vauxhall Bridge.

Cyr: Brexit, terrorism and security

December 14, 2018 at 10:02 p.m.

Anxiety and uncertainty is understandable about Brexit, the shorthand term for Britain's withdrawal from the European Union (EU). Prime Minister Theresa May's government has been slow and unclear in approaching...

Russian Emergency Situations Ministry employees and Russian police officers work at the scene of a Saratov Airlines crash in Stepanovskoye village, about 25 miles from the Domodedovo airport in Russia on Feb. 12, 2018.

Cyr: Russia airliner crash has global significance

December 14, 2018 at 8:41 p.m.

The fatal plane crash in Russia is a terrible human tragedy, and has global significance that will continue to reverberate. On Feb. 11, an Antonov An-148 aircraft went down near...

In this Jan. 31, 1968, file photo, two U.S. military policemen aid a wounded fellow MP during fighting in the U.S. Embassy compound in Saigon, Vietnam, at the beginning of the Tet Offensive.

Cyr: Lessons true and false from the Tet Offensive

May 24, 2018 at 8:16 a.m.

This year brings a number of important anniversaries, especially half-century benchmarks from one of the most eventful, unpredictable and violent periods in American history. This includes our military experiences. One...

In this Jan. 24, 2018, photo, The Olympic Rings is placed at the beach before sunrise in Gangneung, South Korea.

Cyr: South Korea Winter Olympics win demonstrates long-term strategy

August 22, 2019 at 2:38 a.m.

A "turning point" toward peace is how South Korea's Defense Minister Song Young-moo describes the Winter Olympics , which his country is hosting. In a major breakthrough, North Korea is...

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