Shadow Government 2017-2021
List of Shadow Government 2017-2021 articles
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Supporters of the "yes" wave Turkish National flags and flags depicting Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan as they cheer during his speech at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, on April 17, 2017 following the results in a nationwide referendum that will determine Turkey's future destiny. Erdogan on April 17 said Turkey could hold a referendum on its long-stalled EU membership bid after Turks voted to approve expanding the president's powers in a plebiscite. Narrowly won by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the referendum asked voters to boost the powers of the Turkish head of state -- a move that rights watchdogs have said could fatally weaken democracy in the linchpin country. / AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images) Here’s What Erdogan’s Referendum Means for Turkey, the EU, and the U.S.
It is far too early to assess the aftermath, but here’s what to watch for in the weeks ahead.
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BEIJING, CHINA: US president Richard Nixon (L) toasts with Chinese Prime Minister, Chou En Lai (R) in February 1972 in Beijing during his official visit in China. Le prTsident amTricain Richard Nixon (G) trinque avec le leader communiste chinois Chou En Lai (D) en fTvrier 1972 a Pekin, lors de son voyage officiel en Chine. (Photo credit should read AFP/Getty Images) Trump’s Policy Reversals Are Welcome but Incoherent
When Richard Nixon and Ariel Sharon made U-turns, they made sense. Trump's don't.
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<> on August 13, 2013 in Washington, DC. Who Runs the World? Mid-Level Bureaucrats.
Here’s how to make your mark in the middle tier of the U.S. government.
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From left : Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson sit at a table on the second day of a meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) industrialised countries on April 11, 2017 in Lucca, Tuscany. / AFP PHOTO / Vincenzo PINTO (Photo credit should read VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images) Is This as Good as Rex Tillerson Gets?
The secretary of state still has time to improve. But if he doesn’t change some things soon, it will be too late.
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A Korean People's Army (KPA) soldier stands between flags prior to an opening ceremony for the Ryomyong Street housing development in Pyongyang on April 13, 2017. Completion of the sprawling Ryomyong Street development, just down a wide avenue from the mausoleum where Kim Jong-Un's grandfather Kim Il-Sung and father Kim Jong-Il lie in state, was repeatedly promised in time for the 105th anniversary of the birth of the North's founder. / AFP PHOTO / Ed JONES (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images) Trump’s Tweets About North Korea Are Making Bad Matters Worse
The best option is a combination of further sanctions and intense, boring, frustrating diplomacy.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a press conference in Moscow on April 11, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 11, 2017, warned of future chemical weapons "provocations" in Syria that would be used to frame Kremlin ally Bashar al-Assad. "We have information from various sources that such provocations -- I cannot call them otherwise -- are being prepared in other regions of Syria, including in the southern outskirts of Damascus, where they are again planning to throw some kind of substance and accuse Syrian official authorities of using it," Putin said during a televised press conference. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / SERGEI CHIRIKOV (Photo credit should read SERGEI CHIRIKOV/AFP/Getty Images) Here’s How Trump Could Forge a Coherent Russia Strategy
In an attempt to learn the lessons of years past, we’ve selected five tidbits of advice.
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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson disembarks from an airplane upon his arrival at the Vnukovo II Government airport in Moscow on April 11, 2017. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Moscow on April 11 to confront the Russian leadership over its support for President Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime. Before setting off for Moscow, Tillerson told a G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Italy that Russia should rethink its alliance in the light of the latest alleged chemical attack in Syria. / AFP PHOTO / Alexander NEMENOV (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images) An Optimist’s Guide to Tillerson’s Moscow Visit
Here's what the secretary of state should say in Russia.
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A U.S. Tomahawk missile flies toward Syria on April 7, 2017. (Ford Williams/U.S. Navy via Getty Images) What’s Next After the Syria Strike — Preventing a Wider Conflagration
Now that the United States has taken action, it should take steps to prevent wider escalation.
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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 05: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and King Abdullah II (L) of Jordan participate in a joint news conference at the Rose Garden of the White House April 5, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Trump held talks on Middle East peace process and other bilateral issues with King Abdullah II. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) What ‘Something’ Should Trump Make ‘Happen’ in Syria?
The president's instinct is always to punch back — and now he has created an expectation that he will do so.
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US President Donald Trump's White House Senior Advisors Stephen Miller (R) and Steve Bannon (L) board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, March 20, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) Bannon’s Demotion Means the Trump Team Is Learning — Even if Trump Isn’t
We should celebrate H.R. McMaster’s staffing and organizational wins, but whether or not they are superficial remains to be seen.
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BEIJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 12: Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) answers media's question during a press conference with U.S. President Barack Obama at the Great Hall of People on November 12, 2014 in Beijing, China. U.S. President Barack Obama pays a state visit to China after attending the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) Trump’s Attempt at Personal Diplomacy With Xi Is No Substitute for Strategy
The new administration needs an Asia plan. Here are six core principles.
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Syrian immigrants living in Bulgaria hold a photo showing the bodies of men, women, and children allegedly killed in a chemical attack east of Damascus as they protest against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and the use of chemical weapons, on August 23, 2013, in front of the Syrian Embassy in Sofia. Horrific images of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Ghouta, east of Damascus, in Syria have shocked the world this week. An opposition alliance says 1,300 people were killed and that chemical gases were unleashed by the Syrian regime, while the government denies any responsibility. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images) It’s Time for Action on Syria’s Chemical Weapons, Not Pointing Fingers
Casting blame will not save a single child’s life.
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US House Speaker Paul Ryan addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference in Washington, DC, on March 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) The Failure of Trumpcare Is Good News for the Iran Deal
While Trump railed against the Iran deal during the campaign, he rarely called for undoing it.
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Women hold candles and placards against US President Donald Trump during a vigil to mark International Women's Day (IWD) in Hong Kong on March 8, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Anthony WALLACE (Photo credit should read ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images) When the U.S. Gives Up on Human Rights, Everyone Suffers
The United States needs to make sure that those fighting against repression and injustice all around the world know that they have not been forgotten.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) looks on as Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi speaks during a meeting at the Plaza Hotel on September 19, 2016 in New York. / AFP / DOMINICK REUTER (Photo credit should read DOMINICK REUTER/AFP/Getty Images) What Does Trump Really Want From Sisi?
You do not have to agree with every step that brought us here to believe that Sisi’s visit presents an opportunity.
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