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Balanced, informed, and experienced foreign policy consulting from a seasoned ambassador.

Gary Grappo is a Distinguished Fellow at the Korbel School for International Studies at the University of Denver in the school’s Center for Middle East Studies and CEO of Equilibrium International Consulting, LLC, having founded the company following a distinguished career in public and foreign policy and in the private sector.

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Democracy in a Nation Divided

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“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants,” said Thomas Jefferson, America’s Third president. This quote came to mind in the aftermath of the US presidential election and Donald J. Trump’s improbable victory. Not because a literal bloodletting is in the offing, though we mayRead Full Article →

Filed Under: Civil Society, Democracy, Media, Politics, United States, US Elections, US President

Can Trump Break The Status Quo in Israeli-Palestinian Relations?

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As has been the case for every one of his predecessors, Donald Trump will attempt to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Some resisted for a while, i.e., George W. Bush, while others jumped into the fray fresh after inauguration, such as Barack Obama. Each eventually tried and failed, President Obama most tragically, given his commitment toRead Full Article →

Filed Under: Foreign Policy, Israel, Middle East, Mideast Peace, Palestinian Territories, United States

Obama Leaves No Legacy in the Middle East

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President Obama has joined a long list of US presidents who failed in their Middle East policy. The Middle East may be where grandiose policies by well-intentioned but naive US presidents run aground. Despite some success, American presidents since Jimmy Carter have been known more for their failures in the troubled region—in Carter’s case, hisRead Full Article →

Filed Under: Extremism, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Israel, Middle East, Mideast Peace, Syrian Crisis, United States, US-Iran