If Hillary Clinton is the schoolmarm, Donald Trump is the troublemaker in the back of the class. People are afraid of him and he is frequently called to the front to be disciplined, but for all this many admire him secretly and even want to emulate him. Who is more likely to win on November ...
American Presidential elections are approaching in November, and are getting more attention than normal this year because of two unusually high profile and controversial candidates: Hillary Clinton (Democrat) and Donald Trump (Republican). Polls as of mid-September suggest a close race. But while polls report voter preferences, it is important to understand that winning also depends on two other issues: first, which voters actually go to the polls, and second,...
... was to pull the United States out of NATO, there will continue to exist significant political, military, and diplomatic deterrence to disincentivize any potential Russian threat in the Baltic.
References
1. David E. Sanger and Maggie Haberman, “Donald Trump Sets Conditions for Defending NATO Allies Against Attack,” The New York Times, 20 July 2016, http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/21/us/politics/donald-trump-issues.html?_r=0;
“Transcript: Donald Trump on NATO, Turkey’s Coup ...
Interview with Michael Tomasky
Michael Tomasky, Special Correspondent for
The Daily Beast
and Editor of
Democracy: A Journal of Ideas
, shares his opinion on Donald Trump’s and Hillary Clinton’s election campaigns, as well as his thoughts on the future of Russia-U.S. relations. Tomasky is the author of
Left for Dead: The Life, Death, and Possible Resurrection of Progressive Politics in America
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Talking about what Japan should expect when a new president comes into the White House, a well-known Russian orientalist and a former Russian Ambassador to Japan, Alexander Panov, spoke to Sputnik.
“Trump said that the United States must defend Japan and even start a third world war if need be, but Japan should not defend Japan. It was a criticism of the fact that Japan does not take enough responsibilities on their defense cooperation. Perhaps, if Trump wins, he will insist on revitalization...
Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton emerged as the leaders for the republicans and democrats respectively at the end of the decisive Super Tuesday on March 1. These results, though not final raise important questions on the notion and the role of American ...
... Russian-American relations change after the November presidential election in the US? What is your professional forecast?
— There is a difference between the candidates, even though the US foreign policy is generally of bipartisan nature. The advantage of Donald Trump for Russia is the fact that he is a non-systemic candidate - he is not a member of Washington's elite. He can, roughly speaking, reset the balance of our relationship, turn the page and start a new chapter.
I do not think that the American ...