menu_open Columnists
Donald Heflin

Donald Heflin

The Conversation

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Peace plan presented by the US to Ukraine reflects inexperienced, unrealistic handling of a delicate situation

Peace plan presented by the US to Ukraine reflects inexperienced, unrealistic handling of a delicate situation

In a war that’s lasted almost four years, a former diplomat says it’s not realistic to say, ‘In the next week, come up with a very complicated...

yesterday 10

The Conversation

Donald Heflin

Trump-Putin summit: Veteran diplomat explains why putting peace deal before ceasefire wouldn’t end Russia-Ukraine  war

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with President Donald Trump in the aftermath of an inconclusive summit just days before. A veteran...

19.08.2025 9

The Conversation

Donald Heflin

Trump-Putin summit: Veteran diplomat explains why putting peace deal before ceasefire wouldn’t end Ukraine War

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with President Donald Trump in the aftermath of an inconclusive summit just days before. A veteran...

18.08.2025 10

The Conversation

Donald Heflin

The Trump-Putin summit is amateurish and politically driven

A veteran diplomat explains the problems with Trump's upcoming meeting with Putin

12.08.2025 3

Salon

Donald Heflin

This isn’t how wars are ended − a veteran diplomat explains how Trump-Putin summit is amateurish and politically driven

A former US ambassador and career diplomat says that history indicates that the possibilities for a lasting peace coming out of the Trump-Putin summit...

11.08.2025 5

The Conversation

Donald Heflin

Ceasefires like the one between Iran and Israel often fail – but an agreement with specific conditions is more likely to hold

While Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire after 12 days of airstrikes, it isn’t clear what specific measures, if any, the countries might...

25.06.2025 9

The Conversation

Donald Heflin

How allies have helped the US gain independence, defend freedom and keep the peace – even as the US did the same for our friends

Why should a country want or need allies? President Donald Trump and his followers seem to disdain the idea. So did George Washington.

20.02.2025 4

The Conversation

Donald Heflin