At The National Interest,Payam Mohseni and Ammar Nakhjavani warn American politicians about taking sides in the Shia-Sunni conflict currently boiling in the Middle East. The writers suggest that getting to close to the leaders of the Sunni movement, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, could drive away moderate Shia and even moderate Sunni countries and […]
China’s “Plan 2025”: What Do You Know?
William Lind, writing at The American Conservative, tells readers that without manufacturing to build on, cities can’t become rich, and therefore can’t revitalize. Lind asks why China has a plan for self sufficiency in manufacturing by 2025, but America does not. China is already on its way to “global semiconductor dominance.” Certainly America should pay […]
Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq: Withdraw Military and Terminate Economic Aid
The former head of the CIA’s bin Laden unit, Michael Scheuer, suggests that now, as the fighting in Syria winds down and a peace agreement in Afghanistan lies within sight, is a good time for America to pull back from the “interventionist political meddling, military invasions, and hectoring cultural incursions in the Islamic world.” He […]
John Bolton Is Still Winning
That North Korea summit didn’t stay in the headlines very long, did it? I suspect that’s all right by John Bolton, who was frequently cited as having lost out in the decision to hold the meeting. But the crucial thing to keep in mind about Bolton is that he’s not just a manic war-hawk. On […]
John Bolton Hates Diplomacy
Daniel Larison explains at The American Conservative that National Security Advisor John Bolton does not like diplomacy one bit. Larison says that Bolton’s call for quick talks with North Korea is a sign that he doesn’t want them to succeed in the first place. Any solution that will work will take time to negotiate, and […]
North Korea’s Per Capita Income “Smaller Than Haiti’s”
At The American Conservative, Pat Buchanan says Kim Jong-un’s nuclear weapons placed his country—which has a per capita income lower than Haiti’s—on the map. Pat wonders if Kim will “give up his most reliable deterrent against an attack by the United States or China.” Pat writes (abridged): President Donald Trump appears to belong to what […]
Cato’s Doug Bandow Offers a Way Forward With North Korea
At The National Interest, Doug Bandow, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, gives President Trump credit for ignoring the critics and meeting Kim Jong-un. Bandow tells readers that the best next step in negotiations would be a peace treaty, finally bringing the Korean War to an official close, and demonstrating that the U.S. isn’t […]
“A Triumphant President Donald Trump”
With the world watching, President Donald Trump has hammered out the outline of an agreement to denuclearize the Korean peninsula. Despite harsh criticism from his opponents, the world sees that Trump’s efforts make war on the peninsula less likely, an undoubted benefit. Boris Johnson, the British foreign secretary, called the summit “an important step towards […]
Justin Trudeau: “A Special Place in Hell”
At The American Conservative, Pat Buchanan explains that the dust up between the Trump administration and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G-7 summit is only the beginning of the war between nationalism and globalism. He writes “decisive battles between Trumpian nationalism and globalism remain ahead of us.” More from Pat (abridged): At the […]
Trump’s Leadership on North Korea
As “Never Trumpers” wring their hands and drop profanities at silly awards shows, President Trump works on a peaceful relationship with North Korea—something Obama and his red lines could never accomplish. The Wall Street Journal reports: Perhaps the most important outcome was to open a channel between Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim and set the […]
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