Donald Trump

Trump Pushes to Fire Special Prosecutor

2018-08-29

For those who follow the history of Watergate and the President Nixon resignation 44 years ago

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US Turkish Relations Continue to Sour

2018-08-28

The problem is that there is more than just one issue standing between the two nations

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Trump, Impeachment, and Media Hype

2018-08-27

The chances of Trump being reelected in 2020 are greater than of his being impeached and convicted

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The End of the Iran Deal Spells the End of Iranian Moderates

2018-07-10

The end of the Iran Deal will strengthen the hand of Tehrans hardliners

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Trump announces New Branch of the Military – Space Command

2018-06-30

President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to begin the process of establishing a new military branch the Space Force

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Whither the Kurds?

2018-06-14

As Kurds contemplate the future, they have the advantage in contrast to the Palestinians, that the transition calls into question the future political structure of Syria and Iraq

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Will Trump’s Iran Strategy Work?

2018-06-11

While cost imposition works by making the other side pay for its policies, it ultimately targets the domestic economy and the popular support of the opposing regime.

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Riyalpolitik and the Art of Influence in Trump’s Washington

2018-06-07

Americas Arab allies have always wanted to buy direct access to U.S. foreign policy, and they finally found a seller.

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Iran and Europe Prepare for Sanctions

2018-06-04

Everyone is waiting for Europe to make its move even as European companies in Iran are beginning to prepare their exit from the country

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Congress rebels against Trump’s Middle East war secrecy

2018-05-28

I would say since the Trump administration came in, we have seen a gradual increase in limitations on congressional delegations, especially Iraq and Afghanistan and understandably Syria

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Trapping Trump?

2018-05-23

The hardliners on the nuclear deal with Iran are leaving the U.S. president with one option, namely war.

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How Iran Will Respond to New Sanctions

2018-05-04

Even before US President Donald Trump began threatening to re-impose sanctions on Iran, foreign investors looking to do business there were wary. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani failed to get his pro-market agenda off the ground

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Why Democracy Doesn’t Deliver

2018-04-28

Endless elections, unqualified leaders, uninformed voters, and short-term thinking are impeding economic growth.

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Iran Nuclear Deal: What Merkel Fears Might Happen if Trump Walks Away

2018-04-27

Trump decision to revisit the deal and to pressure the allies to help fix it

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Trump and Macron See the World Very Differently

2018-04-26

That has big implications for everyone else.

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Trump Can’t Afford to Forget About Iraq

2018-04-06

Having won the war, will the United States end up yet again squandering the peace?

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An Infrastructure Plan That Would Actually Work

2018-04-02

US President Donald Trumps plan to boost infrastructure spending through tax credits has received a cool reception from investors

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Where Is Barack Obama?

2018-03-11

The former president reticence in the Trump era is only hurting his party

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Preventing Atrocity in the Age of Trump

2018-03-09

The Obama administration set out to create a future free of genocide. Does that future still have a chance?

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Kushner, Business Entanglements, and Security Clearances

2018-03-04

The process for getting a US government clearance was so difficult that there have been reports that people who would normally not be eligible for a TS clearance have been cleared

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Donald Trump and the Decline of US Soft Power

2018-02-10

The presidency of Donald Trump has eroded the soft power of America

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Trump’s Quest to Make America White Again

2018-01-17

Trump administration immigration policy agenda is driven largely by racial animus

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How Religion Made a Global Comeback in 2017

2017-12-24

Nationalism, often expressed in religious terms, is a key organizing principle in the foreign policy of President Trump

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