... importance. A victory for Kamala Harris will not lead to a return to the parameters of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or the 2015 “Iran nuclear deal”, but is unlikely to lead to a sharp escalation of pressure on Iran. A victory for Donald Trump, however, could result in increased pressure on Iran, given the tougher position of the Republicans on relations with the Islamic Republic. For Tehran, a victory for the Republican candidate threatens a new wave of sanctions.
Ivan Timofeev: ...
... 1990s under the Clinton Administration. To use a well-known quote from the days of the Bourbon restoration to the French throne after the Napoleonic wars, one can state that Washington strategists “have learned nothing and have forgotten nothing.” Donald Trump, despite apparent differences with Joseph Biden on specific foreign policy issues, shares with the latter the overall picture of the world, where the United States should remain the ultimate decision-maker like it seemed to be some thirty ...
.... president is unlikely to play a big role in Russian-American relations
The approaching US presidential election is once again giving rise to discussions about who is best for Russia. Once again, there is a temptation to view Republican candidate Donald Trump as a more acceptable politician for Moscow. Trump says he hasn’t ruled out a “deal” with Russia. His thinking is transactional. He stands for promoting the national interests of his country, but in words he is ready for deals: we are ...
US-Chinese relations will most likely follow a course of controlled rivalry over the next four years
During his time in office in 2016-2020, Donald Trump revealed his support for the increasing containment of the PRC. His anti-Chinese rhetoric was combined with very specific restrictive measures against Beijing. A number of new legal mechanisms have emerged that imply sanctions against China ...
Is it any surprise that a lone wolf shooter has seized onto Democrats’ narratives as his marching orders to save the country?
By the grace of God, former President Donald Trump turned his head and the assassins shot sliced into his ear instead of piecing his skull. We could very well be planning a state funeral and a country changed forever if Trump is not the GOP candidate and not elected to lead in a world that ...
... Islamophobia on the same level. The escape hatch for Biden’s media friends to prop him up is a growing narrative that if you do not like Biden’s bungling policy in supporting both Israel and Gaza, then you will be aghast on what former President Donald Trump will do to inflict pain on the Palestinians if he is elected.
Andrey Kortunov:
When “Iron Swords” Return to Their Sheaths
Let’s seriously look at the two leaders who have a track record as President on who could be better positioned ...
An open mind is required within the current acute political divide where Trump’s bellicose aggression and Biden’s seeming cognitive decline are both put on the backburner
Putting aside whatever bias we have for former President Donald Trump; let’s consider what the state of world affairs might look like today if Trump became the president in the 2020. Outcomes under a Trump administration may be hypothetical or a myriad of assumptions, however it is unique in that we can gauge ...
... lost
With just days left until the Electoral College meets to determine the outcome of the 2020 presidential election officially, it's becoming increasingly likely that we're in the final episode of the Trump presidency.
While tumultuous at times, Donald Trump's reign has had all the makings of a blockbuster television series. It's been infused with lies, scandals, assassinations, and plenty of palace intrigue to keep both national and international audiences glued to their seats. The last few ...
... determines the domestic and foreign policy of the EU and its member states. Who will occupy the White House in 2021-2024? That was a momentous question for Europe. Consequently, Europeans closely followed the entire course of the presidential race between Donald Trump and his challenger Joe Biden, a race that had been essentially transformed into a vote of confidence for the incumbent president.
Europeans were dying to see Donald Trump lose. They found his claims that there is no alternative to him rather ...
... he may not have lost the war over his policies
Many Americans claimed the 2020 election cycle to be the most consequential choice impacting the future of America. On the contrary, it can be debated that the 2016 presidential vote that resulted in Donald Trump, the disrupter and counter-establishment candidate, was far more momentous than 2020.
President Trump packed in an eight to 12-year term of accomplishments into a 4-year tenure that impacted the nation and shook up the world more than any ...
