As NATO’s secretary general urges member nations to “shift to a wartime mindset,” now more than ever it is clear that this aggressive alliance poses a threat to peace on a global scale.
Vijay Prashad: NATO Is the United States
Tag: President Donald Trump
Max Blumenthal: Iran Suspects Trump Talks as Sabotage
After each encouraging exchange, Iranians have watched key Trump negotiators issue bellicose statements to media in Washington, essentially reversing the positions they had taken in Oman.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Diplomatic Chess, Ukraine the Pawn
In Istanbul, a door was pried open after a soap opera’s worth of chicanery in London, Paris, Berlin and Kiev. Now the question is what Trump can do to address Russia’s concerns.
Holes in the US Constitution
The first-term Trump F.B.I. put its contempt for the Constitution in writing and the Biden F.B.I. acted as if nothing was wrong, writes Andrew P. Napolitano. Under the second Trump administration, nothing has changed.
US Minerals Deal Resets Ukraine’s Geopolitics
The agreement, marking what must be the finest hour of Ukrainian nationalism, shatters the Russian dream of a neutral borderland, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar.
Core Trump
Michael Brenner scrutinizes the effects of Trump’s behavior on foreign policy over the past 100-plus days, saying his ability to cast himself a winner owes more to the perversity of contemporary American society than to any genius on his part.
Israel Hovers Over Iran-US Nuclear Talks
Israel may not be visible at the nuclear negotiating table, as U.S.-Iran talks resume on Saturday, but its influence over the outcome is palpable, writes M. Reza Behnam.
‘Vance Go Back!’ — Indian Farmers on US VP’s Visit
“No surrender to Trump’s tariffs” — Abdul Rahman reports on demonstrations against the implications for Indian agriculture of the U.S. vice president’s visit to New Delhi this week.
Jeffrey Sachs: Close the US Military Bases in Asia
Trump is looking for ways to save money — an excellent idea given that the U.S. federal budget is hemorrhaging $2 trillion a year. Here’s where to start.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: ‘Assassination Culture’
The only way to change those in government, at least in our present construct, is at the ballot box. But hyper-partisanship has the country at each other’s throats with assassination in the air.