by Richard Schulman Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden’s foreign policy and national security policy will be a continuation of that of his former boss, President Obama, combined with a strong tilt to the preferences of Bernie Sanders. Biden will continue his longstanding opposition to missile defense, an opposition he shared with his boozing and […]
US seeks to head off Turkey break with free trade offer
Trade correspondent L.C. reports: The idea of a US-Turkey Free Trade Agreement was raised this week by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). He spoke about the possibility after meeting with visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, with whom the President asked him to meet. The prospect of an FTA was presumably also the White House’s idea. […]
The military-commercial nexus that keeps Maduro in power
President Trump has been handling the Venezuelan crisis skillfully and enjoying a substantial publicity boost as a consequence. Some may be wondering how Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan dictator — with his oil revenues cut off, the economy a wreck, and much of the population starving — is still managing to hold onto power. An important […]
Mattis resignation caps bad week for Trump
President Trump has been correct in shifting US military efforts away from never-ending jihadist wars and redirecting them to existential threats to the US posed by China and Russia. But this approach can only be viable if the US provides backup to the allies who are fighting the jihadists in our stead. The US military […]
