Exclusive: Despite a constructive meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin at the G-20, Official Washington’s hawks still hold a strong hand, in part, because Trump has ceded broad power to the military, says David Marks.
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Trump Dashes Hopes for Afghan Peace
Making Trump an Endless War President
Deeper into the Afghan ‘Big Muddy’
Intel Vets Voice Doubts on Syrian Crisis
Neocons Point Housebroken Trump at Iran
Trump’s Foreign Policy Incoherence
Exclusive: Powerful forces are arrayed against any significant changes that President Trump may try to make in foreign policy, a dilemma made worse by his own ineptness and staffing troubles, writes Robert Parry.
How US Believes Impossible Things
Trump Veers Off Course with Iran Threats
The Trump administration has veered into dangerous territory with its threats against Iran, a threat to President Trump’s larger vision of a revamped international order, reports ex-British diplomat Alastair Crooke.