Category: trump
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Will the 20 point plan lead to more….
Having read Yair Lapid’s argument for change in Israel there is one lesson and that is not to take anything coming out of the mouth of Netanyahu as having any value when in negotiation. In announcing Trump’s proposal for his 20 point peace plan, there is a realisation that Netanyahu had decided to destroy the…
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For authoritarians who take themselves to seriously
I am not a fan of psychologists or psychiatrists, I have never been. One is a pill pedaller and the other delves into the psych to perform arguments that at times are theoretical and at others are damn right dangerous. There is a way to come to truths, arguments and mostly reflect on the internal…
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Long term security
They term it a summit, a place that has been designated a neutral spot where the elements of an argument can be settled. Maybe these are just exploratory talks between two men delving into the dark side of a war that has cost hundreds and thousand of lives, but the candidness of Trump to welcome…
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At first it was denials, then admittance – the excuses…. Is the Tony Blair foundation above criticism
The Neenah Cherry song 7 seconds, is about starvation, war, pestilence and disease. Bob Geldoff got onto the phone to his mates and pushed to save the millions dying in Ethiopia, but the originator of the war in the Middle East – Tony Blair took advice and argued that $9,000 would cut the population of…
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The price of tariffs
Trump’s determination to get the garment industry back into the US is just one of the arguments around tariffs, but it is the failure of Trump to realise that good jobs reflect the states evolving industrial capabilities. The concept that the US will be manufacturing jeans and t-shirts and exporting them around the world is…
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Europe’s move to superpower status
Europe is in a bind, the idea that Trump is controlling the war in Ukraine has come to a head. Britain, France and Germany have come to agreements on how European defence forces will navigate the very difficult waters of a Europe without the United States. But one of their arguments was to integrate Türkiye…
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The polarisation of identity
JD Vance argues that a security guarantee does not meet the defence capabilities necessary to guarantee Ukrainian sovereignty. The vice president in an interview with Fox placed his argument in front of millions of Americans who were his target audience. After the debacle of the White house meeting with Zelensky, it is not really a…
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Whack a mole
Its a game of whack-a-mole, as the hammer goes down on one hole, then a mole pops up from another hole. That is Israel’s problem, it is fighting a continual battle to suppress the voices of the Palestinians, whether you agree with the analogy or not, Israel is playing a game that it cannot win.…
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A step to far
Trump wants the trade deficit reduced and by putting tariffs on imports Trump believes he can reduce the US trade deficit. But tariffs are a tax on the consumer and an added tax for articles that will be entering the US market. It really is a question of whether the President understands what a tariff…
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With soft power comes influence
It was very much a trick of the Conservatives in the UK to stop all spending whether the economy needed it or not. But Trump’s tactic or should I say Rubio’s is extraordinary, “Stop all Foreign Aid”. Of course they have the ultimate answer to stop voices being heard and that is to fire the person…
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