Amnesty International released its annual report into global capital punishment, and the New York Times read it so I don’t have to. China is far and away the world leader in executing people, although the exact death toll is considered a state secret (one imagines last year’s unrest in Xinjiang led to increased executions), but [...]

A sanctions package, targeted largely on the IRGC, has been introduced at the U.N. Security Council and now it’s on Susan Rice to secure Russian and Chinese support. I have mixed feelings about sanctions. But my feelings matter less than those of the Iranian people, and I admit to being surprised when I elicited this [...]

Direct diplomacy isn’t about North Korea or Iran, its about Russia, China and our traditional allies.