By HARLAN ULLMAN, UPI Outside View Commentator
WASHINGTON, June 19 (UPI) -- Using a baseball metaphor, in the field of national security, when the United States comes to bat, it often starts with 2 1/2 strikes against it.
By HARLAN ULLMAN, UPI Outside View Commentator
WASHINGTON, June 12 (UPI) -- Russia may be on a verge of a third revolution as political dissent and the suppression of those who disagree with Vladimir Putin, increase.
By HARLAN ULLMAN, UPI Outside View Commentator
WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) -- Series of complex issues around the world leave the United States with few good options to help bring any of the problem to a positive outcome.
By HARLAN ULLMAN, UPI Outside View Commentator
DOHA, Qatar, May 29 (UPI) -- Syria is dying. A further tragedy is that there is little the outside world can do to end that war.
By HARLAN ULLMAN, UPI Outside View Commentator
DOHA, Qatar, May 22 (UPI) -- If there is one strategic weakness or Achilles' heel in U.S. geostrategic thinking, it is a fixation with winning battles and not winning wars.
By HARLAN ULLMAN, UPI Outside View Commentator
STEYNING, England, May 15 (UPI) -- With budget cuts looming, militaries across the globe need to look at how they deal with their most important asset: People.
By HARLAN ULLMAN, UPI Outside View Commentator
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- Tens of millions Pakistanis will vote, marking the first time in Pakistan's history that an elected civilian government and will be replaced democratically.
By HARLAN ULLMAN, UPI Outside View Commentator
WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- Bad governance, hubris and self-delusion stands as key threats to U.S. standing in the world.
By HARLAN ULLMAN, UPI Outside View Commentator
WASHINGTON, April 24 (UPI) -- Understanding of history might make dealing with the dangers of today and the uncertainties of tomorrow a little easier. Historical amnesia is not the answer.
By HARLAN ULLMAN, UPI Outside View Commentator
WASHINGTON, April 17 (UPI) -- The shadow of North Korea's latest provocations for the moment has obscured Iran and its nuclear ambitions.
By HARLAN ULLMAN, UPI Outside View Commentator
WASHINGTON, April 10 (UPI) -- Given the antics of Kim Jung Un, it is hard to know how serious or desperate the current situation on the Korean Peninsula is.
By HARLAN ULLMAN, UPI Outside View Commentator
WASHINGTON, April 3 (UPI) -- Secret diplomacy is called for for the United States and Iran to reach a satisfactory point in diplomacy.
By HARLAN ULLMAN, UPI Outside View Commentator
WASHINGTON, March 27 (UPI) -- Ten years ago this month, the United States launched Operation Iraqi Freedom against Saddam Hussein.
By HARLAN ULLMAN, UPI Outside View Commentator
WASHINGTON, March 20 (UPI) -- As U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Israel, Iran will dominate the agenda but in the United States the economy is still a looming issue.
By HARLAN ULLMAN, UPI Outside View Commentator
WASHINGTON, March 13 (UPI) -- As U.S. President Barack Obama and his administration begin a second term, they face powerfully transformed political landscapes at home and abroad.
