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Cover Story
Envoy: Islamabad Wants to Continue
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People of World Influence
Professor Wonders If Allies Should
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Russia’s Reluctant Star
Russian Ambassador Thrust into
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The Pentagon’s Power
The Pros and Cons of Trump Giving
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All Roads Lead to Beijing
Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative
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Voice for the Vulnerable
Refugees International’s Schwartz To
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Global Vantage Point
Op-Ed: Choices Made in War Can
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Global Vantage Point
Op-ed: (Satirical) Advice for Tillerson
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Medical
Nearly 10 Million U.S. Adults
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Professor Monica Duffy Toft, director of the newly established Center for Strategic Studies at Tufts University, says Donald Trump’s many foreign policy flip-flops and his “America first” agenda have left allies from Europe to Asia wondering where they fit into the president’s hierarchy of priorities. 
Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak has been a fiercely unapologetic, if affable, voice for the Kremlin’s policies in the U.S. since 2008, but the low-key diplomat now finds himself thrust into the center of one of the worst political scandals to hit D.C. since Watergate. 
President Trump holds his generals in high esteem and has shown it by giving the Defense Department wide latitude over decision making, which has far-reaching implications for U.S. foreign policy in places ranging from Afghanistan to Yemen. 
In 2013, China introduced the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a grand vision of regional connectivity through infrastructure projects with global reach. BRI is President Xi Jinping’s signature foreign policy vision, aimed at increasing China’s stature as a world leader. But it is also an ambitious undertaking with enormous risks and rewards. 
In June, Refugees International — an independent advocacy group whose board has boasted the likes of George Soros and Queen Noor of Jordan — announced the appointment of its new president, Eric Schwartz, a seasoned diplomat with a three-decade career and a passion to put humanitarianism back on the world’s radar. 
“My guilt will never go away,” former Marine and now veteran advocate Matthew Hoh explained. Somewhere in that sentence I found the voice of Lt. Nate Hooper, the main character in my new book, “Hooper’s War: A Novel of World War II Japan.” He was going to teach me about moral injury in war. 
You have to feel sorry for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. When God told him to accept the job, there was no explanation of what it entailed. Having no experience in government, and his time in uniform having ended after he made Eagle Scout, he is only able to draw on his experience in the energy business. 
Nearly 10 million American adults have a serious mental illness, and a similar number have considered suicide during the past year, according to a new government report. Despite the growing number of Americans with mental health problems, about a third of those who need help aren’t getting it, said researcher Dr. Beth Han. 