... on many other things. Europeans got into the habit of unleashing such criticism during Barack Obama's tenure when those judgments had been more or less politically correct. During Donald Trump's presidency, all rules of politeness were discarded.
The Donald Trump phenomenon in the U.S. was, therefore, far from unfounded, as was its manifestation, among other things, in the USA's displeasure with its European NATO allies, disregard for them, and suspicions entertained in relation to them. Such a phenomenon could not but have developed within a certain section of the American public and establishment. Trump’s specific personality made him express these sentiments ...
... are related to the ambassadorship of Nikki Haley. She is known for desperately defending the U.S. approach on recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, as well as attempting to condemn Hamas, an Islamic fundamentalist militant movement in Gaza. ... ... unanimous consensus of all states of the UN, except for Israel and the United States.
Igor Ivanov:
Why Should We Be Grateful to Donald Trump?
America’s relationship with its allies in NATO was also tested under Trump, who repeatedly
requested
that other members of the North Atlantic block increase their expenditure ...
... justify this choice for, as at the Congress of Vienna in 1815, it was about integrating a former adversary into a single regional system, or as in Versailles, its exclusion from such a system of postwar relations.
The double enlargement, i.e. of the NATO and the EU, as well as incomplete, in terms of Chapter VIII of the UN Charter, institutionalization of the OSCE (as opposed, for example, to the African Union) have proved to be expressions of so short-sighted a policy. Russia has been invited to ...
... more United States in the Old continent. However, their desire is checked by a person who is supposed to symbolize the US – Donald Trump. So some of the America’s European acolytes are ready to bow their heads in acceptance even of this twist of history.... ... Russia.
However,Helsinki, and especially Stockholm have become a weak link in European neutrality. The sustained efforts of the USA to draw Finland and Sweden into NATO, if not de jure, then de facto, are by no means accidental. The next step in this direction was the signing on 8 May in Washington ...
... country has already suffered the greatest losses through the new U.S. strategy announced a year-and-a-half ago by President Donald Trump?
Clearly not Russia, whose relations with Washington were far from perfect even under the previous U.S. administration.... ... serious political axe to grind with Germany and China. Berlin is being chided for its “insufficient contribution” to the NATO budget and its unswerving commitment to the Nord Stream II gas pipeline, whereas Beijing is suspected of “hegemonic aspirations” ...
Interview with Christopher Harper, former Director General of the NATO International Military Staff
Following the Putin-Trump summit in Helsinki, foreign policy community does not cease to discuss the aftermath of the event and the prospects for Russia – US and Russia – NATO relations. On the sidelines of RIAC ...
... community thinks about Russia or its current President, it is worth revisiting the usefulness of this alliance. For the moment, NATO seems to be part of the problem, not the solution.
To ‘Regime Change’ or not ‘Regime Change,’ that is the question
When Donald Trump said that he thought that Syrian President Bashar
al-Assad should remain as President of Syria until the terrorists ... ... within those regions. In nearly all instances, it has proved to be a disastrous policy, as
many
had
predicted
even before the crusade began.
In the Middle East, it is well known that America wanted to remove the dictators of certain countries to bring “freedom ...
The USA continues to move towards the reinstatement of nuclear weapons as a fundamental element of national and international security
Experts and politicians are familiar with several variants of the 2018 NPR. The Huffington Post published a draft in mid-January....
... clear again that leaders recognize their responsibility to work together to prevent nuclear catastrophe, and would be positively received by global leaders and publics.
A second step could be to
increase military-to-military communication through a new NATO–Russia Military Crisis Management Group
. Restarting bilateral military-to-military dialogue between the United States and Russia, essential throughout the Cold War, should be an immediate and urgent priority. The focus of these initiatives should ...
Even during the election campaign, Trump questioned the future stability of NATO calling the Alliance an obsolete organization. Moreover, he constantly criticized its member states for not appreciating ... ... interests. Secondly, the events of October 2016 influenced the stance of the then presidential candidate from the Republican Party, Donald Trump.
Before that, he had no real grounds, except for the Ukrainian conflict and the spread of terrorism from the Middle ...
