Shadow Government 2017-2021
List of Shadow Government 2017-2021 articles
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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R) meets with Ukraine's Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin at the State Department in Washington, DC on March 7, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) 6 Policies Trump Should Pursue to Block Putin in Ukraine
The United States cannot afford to lose sight of the Kremlin’s ongoing campaign against Kiev.
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TOPSHOT - A Palestinian man sits near Israel's controversial separation barrier dividing the Palestinian neighbourhood of Al-Tur in the Israeli annexed East Jerusalem with the West Bank, on February 11, 2016. / AFP / THOMAS COEX (Photo credit should read THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images) Advice to Trump’s Middle East Envoy: Don’t Stop with Netanyahu and Abbas
Only by interacting with a diverse array of Israelis and Palestinians can the U.S. envoy hope to make any headway in the Middle East.
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(COMBO) This combination of file photos created on January 16, 2017 shows US President-elect Donald Trump (December 16, 2016 in Orlando, Florida) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R, September 17, 2013 in Magdeburg). Chancellor Angela Merkel made a "catastrophic mistake" in letting migrants flood into Germany, US President-elect Donald Trump said in a newspaper interview on January 15, 2017. / AFP / Jim WATSON AND Ronny HARTMANN (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON,RONNY HARTMANN/AFP/Getty Images) Trump and Merkel Need to Find a Way to Work Together
Europe is America’s most important partner and Germany guides Europe. This meeting of the top two leaders of the free world will help determine whether the West survives the next four years.
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ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN-OCTOBER 31: USAID blankets being distributed by Mercy Corps are about to be loaded onto trucks at Chaklala airport October 31,2005 in Rawalpindi, Islamabad surrounded by relief goods waiting to be distributed. The current death toll is now believed to be over 55,000 from the South Asian earthquake that happened over 3 weeks ago. Over 3 million people are still without proper shelter and aid organizations including the U.N are warning that thousands could die in remote mountainous regions as Winter approaches. Atleast 1,400 died in Indian-Kashmir. (photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images) Trump’s Cuts to USAID Would Imperil the United States
In Syria, USAID and its partners are pioneering new ways to help build resilience in areas where conflict has diminished.
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SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - MAY 1972: President Richard Nixon speaks with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger during a trip to Salzburg, Austria in May 1972. (Photo by AFP/Getty Images) 4 Reasons Trump Is Worse for America Than Nixon
A paranoid president. Scandal upon scandal. International credibility shattered. Why 2017 will be 1973 all over again, but more dangerous.
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<> on September 12, 2012 in Washington, DC. Trump Shouldn’t Slash Diplomacy. He’ll Need It.
No amount of additional aircraft carriers or fighter jets can take the place of diplomats.
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JAKARTA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 04: Protesters hold a symbol during a rally against President Donald Trump on February 4, 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia. U.S. President Trump signed an executive order last week banning immigration to the USA from seven Muslim countries which led to protests across America, Europe and Asia, to denounce the travel ban. (Photo by Oscar Siagian/Getty Images) America Is Injuring Itself by Discouraging Foreign Visitors and Giving Up on Global Leadership
The Trump administration’s current approach will make the United States less rich, less safe, and less informed.
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MINSK, RUSSIA - MAY 9: In this handout image supplied by Host photo agency / RIA Novosti, S-300 long range surface-to-air missile systems during the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Victory in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War in the Hero City of Minsk during the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Victory in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War in the Hero City of Minsk, May 9, 2015 in Minsk, Russia. The Victory Day parade commemorates the end of World War II in Europe. (Photo by Host photo agency / RIA Novosti via Getty Images) Trump’s Silence on Russian Missiles Makes America Less Safe
Russia presents security challenges to the United States and its allies for which the Trump administration has yet to indicate any kind of a policy direction or goals.
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A portrait of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad hangs alongside the colours of the Russian flag during a pro-regime rally in Damascus on April 12, 2012, as a UN-backed ceasefire went into effect. Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad shot dead a civilian in the central province of Hama, a monitoring group said, hours after a deadline to implement a ceasefire aimed to end 13 months of bloodshed. AFP PHOTO/LOUAI BESHARA (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images) U.S.-Russia Competition in the Middle East Is Back
And the Trump administration needs a strategy to deal with it.
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gettyimages-644904446 The Curious Case of Sebastian Gorka, Trump’s New Terrorism Guru
Does he have a security clearance or not?
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gettyimages-630218358 How to Get Tough on China, in Six Easy Steps
Trump promises to stand up to Beijing, but if he gets it wrong, the blowback could haunt his presidency.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 15: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally aboard the USS Iowa on September 15, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Donald Trump is campaigning in Los Angeles a day ahead of the CNN GOP debate that will be broadcast from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Donald Trump Is No Ronald Reagan
Trump is like Reagan in the same way that a card table is like a racehorse: They have the same number of legs, but after that the similarities are sparse.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald J. Trump (C) delivers his first address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress as U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (L) and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R) listen on February 28, 2017 in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Trump's first address to Congress focused on national security, tax and regulatory reform, the economy, and healthcare. (Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo - Pool/Getty Images) Donald Trump Is Tarnishing America’s Brand
Donald Trump was a master at branding in his business career, but he seems to have left those skills in New York.
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trump_crocker While the Trump Team Fiddles, the World Burns
Across Africa and the Middle East, a vacuum of U.S. leadership is exacerbating crises and emboldening abusers.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 12: U.S. President Barack Obama (C) delivers the State of the Union speech before members of Congress in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol January 12, 2016 in Washington, DC. In his last State of the Union, President Obama reflected on the past seven years in office and spoke on topics including climate change, gun control, immigration and income inequality. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) 10 Things to Watch for in Trump’s Address to Congress
We'll offer our take on how we think he did later in the week.
