Op-eds

President Trump recently placed a telephone call to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in large part to discuss future steps toward Middle East stability.  The call — both the act and any promises made — may turn out to provide something more vital and imperative: a critical rebound in the crucial relationship between the United States

Miami Herald International Edition op-ed, June 2, 2012 Josefina Vázquez Mota is not giving up. As Mexico’s first female presidential candidate, she is counting on a last minute “trajectory” that will propel her back into the lead and, ideally, through one more glass ceiling in another Latin American nations. To read the full op-ed, please

Miami Herald international eition, March 7, 2012 By Tom  Squitieri When John Paul II was pope, the man who eventually succeeded him was well known for his skill in quiet, back room Vatican maneuverings in order to ensure the agenda of the Pontiff and the Catholic Church moved forward. Now as pope, Benedict XVI finds