By Richard Schulman The single Biden administration policy that is the most damaging to the US and other nations is its green policy of fossil fuel suppression. The Biden-Democratic policy is based on climate science that has been debunked from a number of angles, including two relatively new ones discussed here (the prevalence of greater […]
Relief at UK-EU Agreement, But Whither the EU Now?
Boris Johnson has his Brexit and the EU its 27 intimidated “remainer” nations. But the Biden administration may not find the welcome it had been anticipating from a Europe that wants to be defended by the US while ignoring US security interests. The weekly trade report with L.C. On Christmas Eve the EU and UK […]
Chile, Colombia uprisings because Maduro not ousted
By Richard Schulman With the wisdom of hindsight, we think the US made a big mistake in leaving Nicolás Maduro in power in Venezuela, faced only with economic sanctions that almost never bring about the downfall of a dictatorship, just more deprivation to powerless citizens. Chile, Colombia uprisings The leftist-instigated arson and urban uprisings in […]
The US still has no well-thought-out Mideast policy
by Richard Schulman Strong differences among policy professionals regarding President Trump’s precipitous withdrawal of US protection of its Kurdish allies underlines the fact that the administration has no well-thought-out Mideast policy. Indeed, confusion and recriminations are now widespread within the administration itself, the US military, congressional Republicans, and the general public. The White House is […]
What should have happened in Syria
by Richard Schulman President Trump is meritoriously fulfilling a campaign pledge to exit the US from Mideast engagements in Syria, but he could perhaps have done this in a way that was protective of our Kurdish allies, acceptable to our Turkish allies, and beneficial to US honor and reputation. The US would have come out […]