With all eyeballs split between Trump in Hanoi and Michael Cohen, Jared Kushner’s Middle East Tour has gone unnoticed. The president’s son-in-law met with Turkish President Recep Erdogan, who is not in a pro-American mood. Erdogan thought he had secured a complete U.S. withdrawal from Syria, but no, administration hawks have succeeded to keep a...
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Democrats Abandon South Korea’s President in Favor of Hawks
As Democrats in Washington reflexively “get tough” on North Korea, they kick away a chance a for peace on the Korean peninsula. Eager to criticize President Trump, they overlook the reality that denuclearization and ending the Korean war are popular ideas in South Korea. As Ploughshares director Joe Cirincione explains, Trump’s diplomacy is is worth...
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For Russia and U.S., Venezuela’s Crisis Is an Oil Opportunity
In Venezuela, it’s all about the oil. Just as senior administration officials have spoken openly about gaining control of Venezuela s vast oil reserves as a goal of U.S. policy, so Russia’s actions are driven by petroleum politics. The difference: the Trump administration is pursuing a policy of regime change, while the Russians are trying...
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Trump Knew About Wikileaks’ Plans in Advance, Cohen Charges
The testimony of Michael Cohen, former attorney and fixer for President Trump, is more bad news for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Cohen says Assange shared his plans to publish the Democratic National Committee emails with Roger Stone, political dirty trickster and confidante of Trump, before the document dump occurred. In his prepared testimony for the...
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Bernie Sanders Puts a Socialist Spin on Dwight Eisenhower
When it comes to war, peace and the secret agencies, Sen. Bernie Sanders didn’t have much to say in the 2016 campaign. Running against Hillary Clinton, Sanders focused almost exclusively on domestic issues. When pressed on foreign policy, he generally repeated a talking point and pivoted back to domestic issues. No more. Now Sanders, with...