Martin Sieff is former Chief Foreign Correspondent for The Washington Times and former Managing Editor, International Affairs and Chief News Analyst for United Press International. He has been nominated three times for the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting. Professor Sieff is also the author of seven published books including "Cycles of Change: The Patterns of US History from Thomas Jefferson to Barack Obama" and "Gathering Storm: The Seventh Era of American History & the Coming Crises That Will Lead to it." Currently, Martin is the co-host of Capitals Uncovered podcast with Anglo-Swedish journalist Pelle Neroth-Taylor. Martin can be reached at martinsieff1@gmail.com.