elections – The Transnational

Finally, elections in the Congo

By Jmj on December 28, 2018 Africa, Jonathan Power, PEACE, Peace-keeping, making, building, TFF BLOG, TFF global posts 2018, United Nations

By Jonathan Power December 27, 2018 The general election has been postponed yet again. Will this country, the largest and potentially the richest in Africa, ever escape from its continuous dictatorship, and its propensity to civil war? It’s not so long ago that Susan Rice, then the US’s Ambassador to the United Nations, was talking […]

It’s Time For A Little Perspective on Russia

By Jmj on July 26, 2018 Cold War - Old and New, MEDIA, Russia, United States - Empire and domestic

By Lyle Jeremy Rubin July 26, 2018 Any Russian interference is only a small part of the “election meddling” we should care about… I think we are due for a little perspective on Russia. I was trained at NSA headquarters as a signals intelligence officer in the Marines. This was about a decade ago, […]