All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson

Wednesday Night #2057
August 18, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2057

What a delightful experience with our first hybrid (in-person & Zoom) Wednesday Night last week, with the additional ...

Carol Riley O’Brien R.I.P.
August 12, 2021, Comments Off on Carol Riley O’Brien R.I.P.

Carol was my dear friend, one-time roommate at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Newton, Massachusetts. She was very br ...

Wednesday Night #2056
August 11, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2056

Welcome back, Marc Nicholson after two years of Covid-imposed absence. We will be taking advantage of Alex’s invit ...

U.S. – Russia relations 2019-August 2021
August 10, 2021, 1 Comment

Trump administration U.S. – Russia relations 2017-18 Jamestown Foundation: Eurasia Daily Monitor Russia Picked Donald ...

Wednesday Night #2055
August 4, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2055

August 4 is a particularly poignant anniversary for Wednesday Nighters. Exactly a year ago, a deadly explosion in Beirut ...

UN Reform & multilateralism 2019-August 2021
August 1, 2021, Comments Off on UN Reform & multilateralism 2019-August 2021

1 August Can the ICAO Recover After Chinese Stewardship? Brett D. Schaefer, Senior Research Fellow, International Regula ...

Middle East & Arab World Lebanon 2020-July 2021
July 31, 2021, Comments Off on Middle East & Arab World Lebanon 2020-July 2021

The seven years of neglect, and 13 minutes of chaos, that destroyed Beirut The Independent Special report: Speaking to L ...

U.S. Foreign Policy – Israel Palestine/Gaza
July 29, 2021, Comments Off on U.S. Foreign Policy – Israel Palestine/Gaza

Israel, Palestine/Gaza May 2020- Most Americans, including half of young Democrats, disapprove of Biden’s handling of ...

Wednesday Night #2054 with Peter Berezin
July 28, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2054 with Peter Berezin

Welcome back Peter! In his latest weekly report, Peter notes that Investors Are Asking The Wrong Question About Inflatio ...

U.S. Government & governance Jan-July 2021
July 28, 2021, Comments Off on U.S. Government & governance Jan-July 2021

28 July $1 Trillion Infrastructure Deal Scales Senate Hurdle With Bipartisan Vote The vote was a breakthrough after week ...

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