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The Choice to End a War of Choice (May 5, 2026)
Welcome to Home & Away. This edition is coming out earlier than usual, less because of events than because of my travel schedule. I want to return to the subject of last week’s edition: the two wars – the one between Russia and Ukraine and...
Two Wars and a King (April 30, 2026)
Welcome to Home & Away. This week’s newsletter is devoted to the U.S.-Israel-Iran and Russia-Ukraine wars, along with the visit of King Charles III to Washington and New York. I am also including an article I co-authored on energy security,...
Special Edition on Iran: Going Straight to the Strait (April 27, 2026)
Iran has reportedly proposed to the United States that the two countries focus on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and postpone consideration of Iran’s nuclear program and other issues. The United States should accept this approach and sugges...
The US, Iran, & The Art of The Deal (April 24, 2026)
Welcome to Home & Away. We are at the eight-week point of the Iran conflict, parked somewhere between peace and war. Negotiations are on standby. The Strait of Hormuz is closed. The war, for the most part, is on hold, as an uneasy ceasefire...
Strait-Jacket (April 16, 2026)
Welcome to Home & Away. A focus this week continues to be Iran, but it is not the focus, which is progress. Another good sign is that this is a regularly scheduled edition of the newsletter, not a special edition. I don’t know about you, bu...
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President Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations, author of "Home & Away" (on Substack), and co-host of "Alternate Shots," the podcast.
I break down what's happening in the US economy and markets in a fun and accessible way. I'm chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, a regular on TV/radio, and a former economic journalist at WaPo and CNN.
I’m a journalist always looking for a deeper understanding of the issues.
Author, 20-Year Hardball anchor; Professor of American Politics and Media, Fulbright University Vietnam
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