Commentary from Ambassador Bell

May 2, 2006 The World Bank battles wide-spread governmental corruption
April 25, 2006 U.S. and European defense and aerospace firms compete
April 18, 2006 Americans contemplate closer ties with India
April 11, 2006 American political debate focuses on the liabilities of U.S. world engagement
April 4, 2006 Members of the UN Security Council wrestle with Iran’s nuclear program
March 28, 2006 Americans confront recent, unpleasant foreign electoral results
March 21, 2006 Risk of terrorists' nuclear capabilities rises
March 14, 2006 U.S. Trade gap with China
March 7, 2006 The problem of Iran’s nuclear program
February 28, 2006 Pundits consider whether our era is one of global convergence or of failed states and chaos
February 21, 2006 Recent shortcomings of the United Nations
February 14, 2006 Americans consider imposing sanctions against Iran
February 7, 2006 The world ponders Russia’s and Venezuela’s power over energy supplies
January 31, 2006 Fake democracies in Former Soviet Union
January 24, 2006 Kosovo, An incomplete story
January 17, 2006 Iraq, Religion, Bosnia, History
January 10, 2006 U.S. European Partnership
January 3, 2006 U.S. German Relations

Commentaries from 2005

Randolph Bell, Executive Director of the World Affairs Council of Greater Richmond and former Ambassador and Special Envoy at the State Department, comments on 88.9 FM WCVE each Tuesday at 8:35am during Morning Edition.

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