Section: The Huffington Post (USA)
Donald Trump Leaning Toward Extreme Militant John Bolton As Secretary Of State
WASHINGTON ― President-elect Donald Trump is leaning toward naming as secretary of state John Bolton, a bellicose enemy of Russia and Iran who is among the most hawkish members of the Republican foreign policy community, according to two sources familiar with Trump’s thinking.Bolton is the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, but...
Trump And Putin Speak By Phone And Agree For Cooperation, Kremlin Says
MOSCOW, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday and agreed to work towards “constructive cooperation,” the Kremlin said.The two men will maintain contact by phone and seek to meet each other in person, it said.Trump will take office on Jan. 20, replacing Barack Obama whose...
The Double-Edged Sword of Armenia’s New Nuclear-Capable Missiles
Image: Russian Iskander missiles on the 9P78-1 Transporter erector launcher at the Victory Day Parade rehearsal in Moscow in 2010. (Author: A. Savin / CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons) As someone who loves Armenia, my first response to the news that my country had purchased advanced Russian missiles capable of hitting targets hundreds of kilometers...
Welcome to Trump’s New World Disorder
LONDON ― So much for the end of history. Twenty-seven years to the day after the fall of the Berlin Wall heralded the collapse of communism in Europe, Donald Trump’s election as United States president endangers the liberal international order that his wiser, broader-minded predecessors crafted.Trump’s “America First,” anti-globalist...
World Leaders React To News That Donald Trump Will Be Next U.S. President
Reactions from world leaders to the shocking presidential victory of Donald Trump steadily trickled in early Wednesday. Most ― even from leaders who’d been critical of Trump in the past ― offered diplomatic congratulatory statements.Responses from Europe were mixed.U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May offered a diplomatic response.“I would like...
Russian President Vladimir Putin Congratulates Donald Trump On Election Win
MOSCOW, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Russia is ready to do its part to fully restore ties with Washington following the election of businessman Donald Trump as the next U.S. President, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.Trump stunned the world by defeating heavily favored rival Hillary Clinton in Tuesday’s presidential election,...
No Matter Who Wins the Election, Putin Will Pretend to Oppose the Next U.S. President
MOSCOW ― U.S. President Barack Obama’s term in office will soon be over, but he has yet to achieve one of his main goals: fixing the rapport with Russia. Soon after he was elected, Obama announced the beginning of a new era of relations with Russia, an era which would allow Moscow and Washington to not oppose one another, but to cooperate....
I’ve Got 99 Problems With International Law, And Russia As A Permanent Member Of UN Security Council Is One
By Emily Young, University of Michigan If change in international legal bodies is something we’ve asked for this week, the United Nations has responded promptly as Russia’s standing invitation to the Human Rights Council, a table of forty-seven, has been rescinded. It’s the first time a permanent Security Council member has been...
Election 2016 And The Growing Global Nuclear Threat
Playing a Game of Chicken with Nuclear StrategyCross-posted with TomDispatch.comOnce upon a time, when choosing a new president, a factor for many voters was the perennial question: “Whose finger do you want on the nuclear button?” Of all the responsibilities of America’s top executive, none may be more momentous than deciding whether, and...
The Main Suspect in the Assassination of Ukrainian-Separatist Leaders Appears to Be Their Big Buddy
Image: Flag of the separatist Donetsk People’s Republic Three weeks ago a Russian who had led a motley group of Ukrainian separatists and their Russian sympathizers was blown to bits in the elevator of his apartment in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk. Speculation immediately began about who had killed Motorola, a 33-year-old who had...
