... launching of North Korean missiles. But we also warned that our foreign foes, particularly the North Koreans, but also the Russians, view our president as in a weakened position. Thus Lincoln’s warning is apropos: “America will never be destroyed ... ... sort of contemptuous gestures Putin used with the practitioner of “strategic patience,” Barack Obama. Our new president, Donald Trump, paying for his too willing outreach to Putin. Knowing our president, he doesn’t want to be another Obama! We ...
...,” wrote Abraham Lincoln. Americans must keep his wisdom in mind. The wheels of two Russiagates – Trump’s and now Hillary’s – are deepening domestic conflicts,... ... / Elvert Barnes
Trump and Putin’s Joint Statement on Syria
Among the accomplishments of Donald Trump’s just completed Far East tour was a joint statement on November 11 with... ... direction, but collaboration remains situational, not strategic.” Trump’s foe, Hillary Clinton, and her advisor, former acting CIA Director Mike Morell, had a very...
... challenges are far more serious than “Iran’s continued rise” and “Russia’s expanding role” in the Middle East that Leverett chose to draw... ... Farewell to Obama: A Message to
the New US President
In Leverett’s assessment, Hillary Clinton, as the establishment’s candidate, will attempt to preserve the... ... abandoning their allies to their fate, and it will insure itself against possible risks.
Donald Trump and the Dream of Pragmatism
Unlike Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump doubts...
... president. According to many politicians and observers, the campaign is unprecedentedly vicious, while the confrontation with Russia emerges perhaps as one of the key issues. However, no matter who wins the race – either Democrat Hillary Clinton or Republican Donald Trump – Washington and Moscow will have to construct a pragmatic dialogue since it affects both their own wellbeing ... ... prove my point, let's take up my own foreign-ministerial experiences. George W. Bush officially became the 43rd president of the USA on January 20, 2001. In less than two months Russian Ambassador Yuri Ushakov was invited to the US Department of State and ...
If Hillary Clinton is the schoolmarm, Donald Trump is the troublemaker in the back of the class. People are afraid of him ... ... and even want to emulate him. Who is more likely to win on November 8 and what should Russia do during the pause between election day and inauguration day in the US?
Cooperation... ... agreement with respect to the opponents of Damascus. To be fair, there are several thousand armed groups – from ideological enemies to common criminals – currently...
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
(1996), and of
Hillary's Turn: Inside Her Improbable, Victorious Senate Campaign
(2001), a chronicle of Hillary ...
