Paul Vidich’s Moscow: Get Off the ‘X’ – The Cipher Brief My review of ⁦paul vidich⁩’s excellent spy novel in ⁦The Cipher Brief⁩ thecipherbrief.com/book-review/pa…

A beautiful, lovely memoir and paean to a Russia of yesterday, today, and tomorrow My review of ⁦Jill Dougherty⁩’s superb memoir about her life and work in Russia amazon.com/review/R2BO2PE…

Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes first American pope : NPR Habemus Papam! What a joyous, historic day. Congratulations and prayers for Pope Leo IV, a true global citizen. npr.org/2025/05/08/nx-…

Robert Prevost, the new pope, is a math major seen as more measured than Francis, and an “olive branch to the more conservative wing.” Excellent article about Pope Leo XIV in ⁦The Wall Street Journal⁩ wsj.com/world/who-is-p…

China’s He Lifeng: Xi Jinping’s ally leading trade talks with US Interesting article in ⁦Financial Times⁩ ft.com/content/306884…

‘The Illegals’ Review: Agents in the Deepest Cover Nice review of ⁦Shaun Walker⁩’s excellent book by ⁦AlexBeam⁩ wsj.com/arts-culture/b…

The Great Patriotic War: Victory Day Parade aablanco.substack.com/p/the-great-pa…

Negotiating with Russia is Fraught with Peril Putin will never negotiate directly with Zelensky, whom he views as illegitimate, not his equal. And Putin is sticking to his maximalist demands. Now Trump must counter Putin’s gambit. High stakes chess ♟️. thecipherbrief.com/column_article…

I Spy a Love Story – The Cipher Brief Thanks to ⁦The Cipher Brief⁩ and Neal Pollard for reviewing my novel, The Russian Diplomat’s Wife thecipherbrief.com/book-review/i-…

A U.S. President Pursuing Peace Great op-Ed by Ambassador Detrani in ⁦The Cipher Brief⁩ thecipherbrief.com/column_article…

Negotiating with the likes of Putin is essentially making a deal with the devil I am optimistic that President ⁦Donald J. Trump⁩ will do the right thing, otherwise Putin and Xi will see him as Trump the CHUMP. nypost.com/2025/06/03/opi…

Aristo Sham: 2025 Cliburn MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, op. 25 - YouTube Congratulations to ⁦Aristo Sham⁩ on a phenomenal performance! youtube.com/watch?v=NttBGe…

I was delighted to join Jason Pack on Disorder Podcast, to discuss the psychology of Trump and negotiations. You can hear my episode at tr.ee/ksicr-3Wty

The Cipher Brief's Hottest Summer Reading – The Cipher Brief Honored that my novel, The Russian Diplomat’s Wife, is on this ⁦The Cipher Brief⁩ list! thecipherbrief.com/the-cipher-bri…

Thanks to The Cipher Brief for publishing this article: thecipherbrief.com/xi-china-vatic…

Thanks to Jake Tapper 🦅 of CNN for hosting me! video.snapstream.net/Play/3arNB14H0…

Kenneth Dekleva | People on The Move - Dallas Business Journal About my new startup, Blackwood Advisory Solutions LLC bizjournals.com/dallas/potmsea…

The Brief with Jim Sciutto - Dr. Dekleva - Trump and Putin Navigating High-Stakes Diplomacy video.snapstream.net/Play/5vPbkcJUb…