America 2017, summations: The triumph of the Institutions over Trump’s tendency towards totalitarian voluntarism – M.N.
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Trump’s strategy on national security is shockingly normal, says James Stavridis – Press of Atlantic City | ||
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On diplomacy, the FBI, ‘fake news,’ the GOP, Macron, and more – National Review | ||
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Column: History of using FBI for political purposes – ThisWeek Community News | ||
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Other voices: A clear message to the thugs of the world Twin Cities – TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press | ||
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Editorial: Trump right to stand up to Putin in Ukraine – Burlington Times News | ||
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Regrettably, Trump dominated politics this year – National Catholic Reporter | ||
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Putin Orders Agents to ‘Liquidate Bandits’ After Terror Attack – Bloomberg | ||
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America and the Great Abdication – The Atlantic | ||
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With more to come, new JFK documents offer fresh leads 54 years later | ||
Half-a-dozen 2017 releases of long-secret documents about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy have given plenty of new leads to those who dont believe alleged gunman Lee Harvey Oswald … Click to Continue » |
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The Oil and Gas Sector Is Changing and So Is Geopolitics – New York Times | ||
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The Long Rise and Fast Fall of New York’s Black Mafia – Daily Beast | ||
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Preparing for Putin, round five – The Japan Times | ||
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Putin Trump – Google News: Preparing for Putin, round five – The Japan Times | ||
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2017: A polarizing year dominated by hashtags and Trump – WTVA | ||
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In first year, Trump delivers on some promises while sowing division – The Columbus Dispatch | ||
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‘Liquidate the bandits’ Putin’s fury over St Petersburg supermarket terror attack – Express.co.uk | ||
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5 Points On The Threat Of Trump Issuing Pardons In The Russia Probe – TPM | ||
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Preparing for and working towards a democratic Russia – Open Democracy | ||
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The top US environment stories of 2017: Trump makes the political weather | ||
The new president immediately made his mark on environmental policy, pulling out of the Paris climate accord and targeting Americas protected public landsIt was a tempestuous year politically and literally.Related: Al Gore: ‘I tried my best’ but Trump can’t be educated on climate change |
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Trump’s world: his impact so far and what to watch in 2018 | ||
The presidents disregard or disdain for established US foreign policy has alarmed enemies and allies and got experts nervously shortening the odds on a major warThe Trump effect on international relations is likely to be studied for generations to come, but first we have to survive it. With the presidency sliding towards two major conflicts, that is no foregone conclusion.Experts on nuclear weapons and the institutionalised madness of mutually assured destruction, are increasingly making nervous jokes about living outside the blast radius in Washington DC and not bothering to buy wines that age well. Related: Trump’s bullying and bluster on Jerusalem is bad news for the UN | Patrick Wintour Related: Jared Kushner is wreaking havoc in the Middle East | Moustafa Bayoumi |
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The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2017 – WIRED | ||
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POTUS: Compromised? – U.S. News & World Report | ||
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Trumpism is nothing new: its part of Americas national culture | Cas Mudde | ||
The Republican partys radicalised base is ingrained in the US and will outlast Trump. The sooner we realise this, the sooner we can find a way to beat itThe author Tom Wolfe once wrote: The dark night of fascism is always descending in the United States and yet lands only in Europe. He was reflecting a consensus, shared by public and scholars alike, that far right politics is a European phenomenon, at odds with American values. It is a conviction so deeply held that it has left the US blind to reality.Any example of far-right politics is explained away as exceptional, not representative of the real America, from lone wolf terrorists such as the Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh to the rise of Trumpism.Calling the far right ‘un-American’ might make for good politics, but it expresses a blatant lack of historical understanding Related: Trump, Putin and Xi: a year of tough-guy leaders and foolish brinkmanship |
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United States: Trump Administration Announces Sanctions Pursuant To The Global Magnitsky Act – Mondaq News Alerts | ||
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How the Interrogation of Reality Winner Reveals the Deceptive Tactics of Exceedingly Friendly FBI Agents – The Intercept | ||
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