You are here:
World News/Expert Profile
Expertise
Diplomacy and foreign affairs. How government decision-making takes place. Interactions of the White House, State Dept., Pentagon, Congress and CIA in formulating policy. How governments deal with each other. Area expertise includes Afghanistan, Indochina, Europe, Cuba. Served in Guantanamo. Currently a member of the Diplomatic Readiness Reserve and Standby Response Corps.
Experience in the area
23-years as a diplomat with the U.S. State Dept. Previously at the Defense Dept. Prior to joining government, worked as a journalist with major news organizations.
Publications
CBS-News, UPI; various newspapers. Published novelist: PERMANENT INTERESTS and CHASM. www.lulu.com/JamesBruno
Education/Credentials
M.A. - U.S. Naval War College
M.A. - Columbia Univ.
B.A. - George Washington Univ.
Awards and Honors
Various in government.
Average Ratings
Recent Answers from James Bruno
2012-05-22 Quebec Students:
Bud: In my view, the student protests in Quebec against tuition hikes are not on a par with serious political uprisings like the Arab Spring, Greek protests and the like. Though I lack details of exactly
2012-02-10 Governments:
Trent: A valuable resource to help you with these questions is the CIA World Factbook. Click on "Select a Country or Location" (e.g., Bahrain)and continue from there with their menu choices. Following
2012-01-14 Violent Conflict between two or more states receiving significant media coverage:
Kenneth: As for a hot war between two nation states, each headed by a coherent government, I'd have to say there are none that come to mind at this point in time. The two Koreas continue to be in a
2011-12-08 G8, G20 conferences - required?:
Mark: There is no obligation under international law compelling us to attend such meetings. G-8 and G-20 meetings are cooperative and voluntary formations. The U.S. is too important for other members
2011-09-15 WTO:
Khazaimah: Following are three resources which aptly sum up these differences. The third provides a nutshshell summary of the essence of the issue: http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/dev4_e
©2012 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved.