America

Trump Versus Washington, Again

2017-10-14

Corker worked with Nancy Pelosi and the Obama administration to pave the way for that legislation and basically rolled out the red carpet for the Iran deal

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Donald Trump and the Depressing Politicization of Everything

2017-09-24

One reason the president cannot resist commenting on every issue in American life is that he seemingly cannot stand the actual work of American politics

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Is Violence the Way to Fight Racism?

2017-09-19

Antifa activists who see violence as the answer to the far right draw parallels with the rise of fascism in Europe in the 1920s and 1930s

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Iran, the Gulf, the JCPOA, and American Strategy

2017-09-14

No one in the United States can afford illusions about Iran

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The Decline of American Diplomacy

2017-08-07

Secretaries of State: Henry Kissinger to Rex Tillerson

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US moves against Iran raise spectre of wider regional conflict

2017-07-23

Arguments that Iran has failed to comply with the agreement that lifted crippling international sanctions and opened the door to the return of Iran to the international fold

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Putin and Trump’s Tainted Love

2017-07-10

Trump expressed his admiration for Putin well before the election, and, it seems, fantasized about meeting him

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Trump and the Truth About Climate Change

2017-07-04

Trump claims that is difficult to justify. On the contrary, the Paris accord is very good for America

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Barack Obama and Justin Trudeau meet to discuss 'developing next generation of leaders'

2017-06-10

I am looking forward to the United States being a leader and not just on the sidelines going forward

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Trump and the Growing European Rift

2017-06-08

There is definitely some animus between some of the European leaders and the brusque and arrogant American president

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Trump’s Foreign Trip Sends Strong Message That American Leadership Is Back

2017-06-08

Unlike the Obama years, Trump’s first four months in office have shown no trace of apology for the history of the United States

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Trump Makes First Overseas Trip as President

2017-05-21

Trump is making his first visit to Saudi Arabia instead of Canada or Mexico, the traditional first trip for American presidents, says a lot about Trump’s priorities

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Why Trumponomics won’t make America great again

2017-05-12

The impulsiveness and shallowness of America’s president threaten the economy as well as the rule of law

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Trump - Putin Phone Call May Finally Signal Summit and Movement on Several Issues

2017-05-12

Democrats quickly accused the Russians of materially helping Trump win the election, although no evidence of such a thing has come forth

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The Worst Mistake of Trump’s First 100 Days

2017-04-27

There’s plenty of blunders to choose from, but only one clear winner

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Democracy Dies in Trump’s Darkness

2017-04-24

The administration has failed to explain the rationale for a series of aggressive manned and unmanned missions

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The Arab World’s American Savior Complex

2017-04-24

The Middle East may be cheering Trump’s Syria strike today, but they’ll be cursing his name the next

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All the U.S. President's Flip-Flops

2017-04-14

The simplest explanation for Donald Trump’s new positions on everything from Syria to interest rates? Ignorance.

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Did Trump get played by the king of Jordan like someone new to the region?

2017-04-14

Jordan has borne some of the heaviest burdens of the Syrian war

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