Cyr: The Russians are not coming
The good news is that the United States presidential campaigns and election mercifully have come to an end. The bad news is that political fallout from that remarkably crude and...
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Cyr: The nuclear nightmare on the Korean peninsula
"... these sorts of totalitarian regimes never feel secure." That was Professor Victor Cha of Georgetown University, and an experienced government official, in a National Public Radio interview broadcast on...
Cyr: Britain’s Parliament confirms Brexit
"Fog in channel, Continent cut off," is a very old British joke about an alleged newspaper headline regarding weather over the waterway separating them from Europe. Even a brief visit...
Cyr: Japan-U.S. alliance advances — with global significance
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the United States has underscored the vital importance of the alliance between our two nations. Military defense as well as economics are involved....
Cyr: Frictions ironically help underscore Australia alliance
The reportedly acrimonious telephone conversation between Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and U.S. President Donald Trump is extremely unfortunate, both because of current tensions in the region and the close...
Cyr: British prime minister’s visit underscores vital U.S. ties
The polite, low-key visit of Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain to President Donald Trump has generated relatively little media attention. That is unfortunate, because our alliance remains vital. "Someone...
Cyr: Some good news for the new year — and beyond
"Nattering nabobs of negativism," is probably the most enduring of the many alliterative pronouncements of Spiro Agnew, vice president in the Nixon administration until forced to resign because of corruption....
Cyr: Defense secretary nominee’s military background a plus
"America has two fundamental powers. One is the power of intimidation ... the other ... is the power of inspiration." That statement by retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis indicates...
Cyr: Intelligence agencies go public
"Success cannot be advertised; failure cannot be explained. In the work of intelligence, heroes are undecorated and unsung, often even among their own fraternity." That was how President Dwight D....
Cyr: Israel’s isolation and U.S. influence
"You have heard of the patience of Job," wrote Jesus' disciple James, underscoring the importance of patience as well as faith in handling severe reversals and frustrations (James 5:11). Religious...