Home & Away

Home & Away

Home
Archive
About

October 2025

A Moment of Truce (October 30, 2025)
Welcome to Home & Away. President Trump spent much of the week in Asia. His meeting with Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, went as well as (or…
 • 
Richard Haass
The Bulldozer (October 23, 2025)
Welcome to Home & Away. The title of this week’s newsletter – “The Bulldozer” – stems from President Trump’s demolition of the East Wing of the White…
 • 
Richard Haass
Special Edition: Free at Last (October 14, 2025)
Welcome to a special edition of Home & Away. The good news is that the hostages are free and back home in Israel.
 • 
Richard Haass
Special Edition: Two Years After October 7, Progress is Finally at Hand (October 6, 2025)
Welcome to this special edition of Home & Away. It comes two years after the horrific terrorist attacks of October 7, 2023, in which more than 1,200…
 • 
Richard Haass
The Enemy From Within (October 1, 2025)
Welcome to Home & Away. It arrives early this week given both the flood of news and the arrival of Yom Kippur. For those of you observing the holiday, I…
 • 
Richard Haass

September 2025

Par for the Coarse (September 29, 2025)
Welcome to this special edition of Home & Away. The 45th Ryder Cup is now in the history books.
 • 
Richard Haass
Divider-in-Chief (September 26, 2025)
Welcome to Home & Away. There is a lot of news, little of it good. There is the further politicization of the Justice Department and the weaponization…
 • 
Richard Haass
Observer-in-Chief (September 18, 2025)
Welcome to Home & Away. This week’s edition is arriving a day early and a page shorter than usual, as I am about to board a plane for Paris. Also, John…
 • 
Richard Haass
Democracy at Risk (September 12, 2025)
Welcome to Home & Away. This newsletter began with the premise that it was necessary to look at developments both inside and outside the United States…
 • 
Richard Haass
Post-American World (September 5, 2025)
Welcome to Home & Away. It was a tough week for President Trump, as a good many court decisions (including on tariffs) challenged his expansive use of…
 • 
Richard Haass

August 2025

© 2025 Richard Haass
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture