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Unexpected Gifts: Beijing and Moscow Gain from Trump’s War

I have previously commented about the strategic blunders the Trump regime has made in its war on Iran. Add this one: the gains both China and Russia...

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War on Iran

The Illogic of War The Trump administration reportedly cannot understand why Iran is refusing to accede to US demands that it halt uranium enrichment,...

02.03.2026 10

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Trumped on Tariffs

Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” just got squashed. The Supreme Court on February 20 denied, by a 6-3 decision, the Trump administration’s...

25.02.2026 10

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Purges in the Chinese Military

The Anti-Corruption Campaign China’s purge of Gen. Zhang Youxia, long considered a confidante of Xi Jinping and a vice-chairman of the powerful...

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The National Security Strategy Paper on China

The Trump administration’s National Security Strategy paper, released this month, is filled with nasty, nativist language and half-truths straight...

30.12.2025 20

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A Plan for Halting the Ukraine War

Separating the Practical from the Ideal Intractable conflicts are wars without end, and Russia’s war with Ukraine seems to fit the bill. Now three...

20.10.2025 5

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Honeymoon Over: Trump Divorces India

Friends No More In 2019, Donald Trump and Narendra Modi paraded their bromance with a 50,000-person “Howdy Modi” rally in Houston. They followed...

25.08.2025 10

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Will the US Invade Mexico?

The Limits of Friendship Donald Trump is proving time and again to foreign leaders that counting on friendly relations is senseless. Most recently,...

11.08.2025 10

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The Gutting of America’s Scientific Research

Once Upon a Time There was a time not too long ago when American scientists and American research facilities were the envy of the world. In those...

22.07.2025 5

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The Failure to “Obliterate” Iran’s Nuclear Sites

Damage Control President Trump’s childish and out-of-touch message following US strikes on Iran is now, properly, a matter of contention. He said:...

30.06.2025 4

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It’s Trump’s War Now

President Trump announced that the US had bombed three Iranian nuclear sites. Then he messaged that “now is the time for peace.” No, it is time...

23.06.2025 8

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Trump’s Crazy Trade War

A Scatter Gun Approach The Trump tariff shock is going to take a bit of time to sink in, though stock markets worldwide have already sunk. Altogether,...

07.04.2025 5

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The Year Past and the Year Ahead

The global citizen agenda for 2025 is very much like that for 2024—and probably for some years afterward. It includes global warming and related...

30.12.2024 8

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The People’s List of Trump’s Worst

The List Donald Trump has promised to go after enemies of the people, and will seek revenge against a list of individuals and organizations. But we...

26.12.2024 6

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