Tom Luongo: Is Trump’s New Cold War Necessary?
"Trump’s slash and burn policies towards China have always been fraught with inconsistencies."
"Trump’s slash and burn policies towards China have always been fraught with inconsistencies."
"From Denmark to Slovakia, governments went into aggressive virus-fighting mode with border closings."
"It would be difficult to prevent both Paris and Berlin from using the E3 format as part of their own struggle for power against other EU member states."
"This ambition for a revived Ottoman Empire made Erdogan an enthusiastic proponent of regime change in the Middle East, and ... resulted in Turkey’s role as supplier of logistics, military hardware, training and monetary support to ... various terrorist groups..."
"At the end of the day, neither Russia nor the U.S. would be sad to see him leave the political stage. And Erdogan’s latest forays have him critically over-extended after years of craftily manipulating events to his advantage."
Rex Tillerson: "That’s not why they put on a uniform and go out and die… They do it to protect our freedom."
As more than likely the US government’s sole genuine Ukrainian expert, he should have become a source of viable options that the United States might exercise vis-à-vis its relationship with Ukraine, and, by extension, regarding Moscow’s involvement with Kiev.