Mark Pierce

An intangible mix of competency, honesty and commitment is the glue that holds politics, economies and societies together.

Indians worried about interference by “the foreign hand” in their affairs might have over-estimated their adversaries.

Absent Hogwarts’ sorting hat, selection panels can do better.

A confessed speech snob explores the complex anatomy of the perfect address.

Unlike polls and social media, the classics teach humility.

Those in the statecraft caper could do worse than to fake it until they make it.

A former diplomat muses on the vagaries of foreign policy dialogue … and the importance of the subjunctive mood.

Focus on the United States might well reduce our bandwidth for what is going on in other regions.

Whether gauging global attitudes or assessing international interests, it pays to think first of home.