Saving NATO in the age of Trump was on the minds of everyone in Ankara, but of course it was not discussed.

In Ankara, the key word will be “cheese” as TV cameras record yet another photo-up.

The president retains military authority, but Congress can halt it by cutting military funding.

The central question is...the expansion of its strategic content and its capacity to generate shared value in a rapidly changing world.

[E]conomic interests dictate American policy, and they are the decisive factor.

[I]t is [U.S.] prestige that has suffered the more profound and unquantifiable injury.

[W]hat the Switzerland negotiations ultimately lead to may help determine who the next U.S. president will be, as much as they will define the rules of the game in the Middle East.

[T]he global economy remains in a state of suspended hope and not yet on a path toward definitive recovery.

All of Trump and Macron's attempts to gloss over this charade and downplay Iran's threats are deceptive and hypocritical.

The terms of the U.S.-Iran agreement are shrouded in ambiguity.