Germans Uneasy About Trump’s Attack on Syria
Commentators worry the American acted for the wrong reasons.
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Donald Trump Is Now a Real American President
Even a personality as big as Donald Trump can’t escape the geopolitical realities of the Middle East.
Eagerness to Criticize Obama Explains Trump’s Inconsistency on Syria
Trump counseled his predecessor against intervening in Syria only to later criticize him for not intervening in Syria.
Trump Strikes Syrian Base in Wake of Chemical Attack
Analysis and commentary about Donald Trump’s first direct military action against Bashar Assad.
Trump Seems to Realize Assad Is No Ally Against Islamic State
The Syrian dictator is not going to help defeat the self-declared caliphate. He helped create it.
Toxic Trump Doomed to Disappoint Supporters
The president’s agenda is as vast as his political acumen is lacking. This is a recipe for disaster.
Democrats Need Not Obsess About the White Working Class
The party is more comfortable appealing to ethnic minorities and liberal college graduates.
Donald Trump is Going to Love Egypt’s Dictator
The new president cares less about human rights. Does that make him a friend of Egypt?
Trump Ignores Reluctant Conservative Supporters at His Peril
Democrats and independents already disapprove of the president. Now he must worry about Republicans.
Trump Builds Kleptocracy as Evidence of Russian Collusion Piles Up
The American president imitates his Russian counterpart in bending the law to benefit himself and his friends.
Farage Travels to California to Continue Putin’s Work
Whether he realizes it or not, Nigel Farage is doing Vladimir Putin a favor by dividing California against itself.
What’s Wrong with Trump’s NATO Bill to Germany
The American president mistakes NATO’s 2-percent spending goal for loyalty.
Trump Seeks to Allay Russia Criticism with New Ambassador
Jon Huntsman, a former governor and ambassador, is the latest Vladimir Putin critic to join the administration.
Trump’s Plan to Defeat Islamists Looks a Lot Like Obama’s
Donald Trump’s plan to “bomb the hell” out of the Islamic State has been wisely toned down by his generals.
The Global History of the Alt-Right
The War on Terror, a crisis of neoliberalism and the resurgence of Russia have revived the far right.