US President Donald Trump shocked allies at a fraught NATO summit on Wednesday by suddenly demanding that members double their defense spending
Archives for July 2018
No Trump, Germany doesn’t Get 70% of its Energy From Putin; it gets 41% from Renewables
Trump made the false claim that Germany gets 70% of its energy from Russia
No, Trump is not going to Save UK or Theresa May from Economic Consequences of Brexit
May has been left blowing in the wind by the right wing of her own party
Emerging Superpower China Offers Arab States $20 bn. in Development Loans
China will provide Arab states with $20 billion in loans for economic development, President Xi Jinping told top Arab officials Tuesday
Iranians Dance To Protest Detention Of Teen Over Instagram Videos
Iranian social-media users are expressing support for a teenager who was detained over her Instagram dance videos
Does this Change Everything? Kavanaugh Pick Cements Generational Rightward Tilt on Court
The decision cements a rightward tilt on the top judicial body
Open Apartheid? Israeli Bill that would allow Jewish-Only Communities worries President
Israel’s president raised alarm Tuesday over a proposed law seen as opening the door to the establishment of Jewish-only communities
Top Five Foreign Policy Challenges Turkey’s Pres. Erdogan Faces in New Term
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to take a tough line with the West on key foreign policy issues
America’s other Crisis of Addiction besides Opioids: Trump and War
America’s addiction crisis goes deeper than prescription drugs