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Opinion – US pullout from Iran deal could mean war: France – Press TV

May 6, 2018 By in Brexit, Defense Policy, Ed Miliband, Foreign Policy Tags: , , , , , , , , , 2 Comments

Here’s a powerful video clip, citing France’s President Macron warning of war if the US pulls out of the Iran deal. Macron has exerted France’s full foreign policy muscle on this issue. Meanwhile, Theresa May and Boris Johnson highlight how the UK is under-weight since the Brexit decision. 

Incidently, Press TV is a 24-hour English and French languages news and documentary network, affiliated with Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting.

Although I do not always agree with Donald Trump, he’s right about the Iran deal and Iran’s wider foreign policy aspirations.

Surely, it’s time to face the truth and do what history will judge to be right?

Thoughts?

 

Opinion – Will We Stop Trump Before It’s Too Late? Madelaine Albright – Op Ed – NYT

April 9, 2018 By in Business Administration, Defense Policy, Donald Trump, Extreme left, Extreme right, Far Right, Far-left politics, Fiscal Policy, Foreign Policy, People, Politics Tags: , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

This is a recommended op-ed, written by Madeleine Albright, published in the NYT. She was Secretary of State under Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001. She takes a hard look at the growing popularity of Fascism and for her Trump is part of the problem rather than the solution. Sadly, she’s light on suggestions. Part of the challenge is the increasing polarization of power, with the alternative to the Far Right being the Far Left – for example, consider Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour Party in the UK. Political leaders representing the polarities turn to populism knowing that they can subordinate evidence and for them the end justifies the means. With Trump increasingly acting like a dictator, surely it will take a major crisis to effectively curtail Trump’s power? Thoughts?

 

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