Welcome to our new feature, a place the VOA Director will use to share his comments on current issues and affairs.

The inaugural posting discusses international satellite jamming. Be sure to check back for new comments on topical issues.

• February 9,2012

  Getting it Right in Russia

  Methods of verification that once seemed sufficient, even iron-clad, are now often outmoded.

• January 24,2012

  Iran Satellite Jamming

  By jamming satellites, Iran is limiting a fundamental human right of its own citizens.