The U.S. should pay more attention to the development in South America and in Mexico. Several countries including Chile, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico have elected leftist government, which are relatively anti-U.S. and may seek closer cooperation with China and Russia. It may not be a return of the “Pink Tide” of leftist governments that swept…
In the twilight of his failed presidency, Joe Biden is making clear that his core identity is as a foreign policy hawk. It seems that he followed the tragic pathway of an earlier democratic president, Lyndon Baines Johnson, in pursuing interminable wars. Biden didn’t just support Ukraine and Israel with vast funds and weapons supplies,…
With a fairly hawkish Trump administration, there is a high likelihood that higher tariffs will be imposed globally, and in particular towards China. According to economists and the Fed, major policy changes stand to bump the economy off what looked to be a gentle glide-path back to its long-run, or normalized, state. After ratcheting up…
Mitch McConnell has already said that there will be no recess appointments in the Senate. Mitch is the democrat’s new best friend, it seems. Americans are hearing a lot about recess appointments as incoming president Trump announced some controversial nominations like Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, and Robert F Kennedy Jr. to mention a…
The war against Hamas and Hezbollah continues in the Gaza strip and in Lebanon. A few days ago, Israel reportedly killed Hezbollah boss Ali Musa Daqduq in Syria. He had been active for years in various terrorist attacks throughout the Middle East including Syria and Iraq. Israel has been successful in eliminate hundreds of leaders…
