Richard Barbieri

May 2, 2023 | nais.org | Richard Barbieri |Francis Spufford |Salman Rushdie |Richard Powers

21 Books for Your Summer Reading ListMay 02, 2023 By Richard Barbieri “The closer I move To death, one man through his sundered hulks…” —Dylan Thomas These lines make me want to read and write about “big questions.” This year’s book list will, I hope, capture that aim while not neglecting the need for joy and entertainment.

Mar 28, 2023 | mediate.com | Geoff Sharp |Richard Barbieri |Robert Benjamin

The United States has said it does not see China as capable of being an impartial mediator between Moscow and Kyiv over the war in Ukraine. It was the most direct US criticism yet of China’s aim to be a middleman in efforts to end the war. “I don’t think you can reasonably look at China as impartial in any way,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters.