Tag: George W. Bush
With Pence salvo, US declares full-on China rivalry
AFP | In the buzzwords of George W. Bush's administration, China needed to become a "responsible stakeholder." For Barack Obama, China had an interest in...
Michael Moore’s new film a call to action for democracy
AFP | Filmmaker Michael Moore calls on Americans to take back their democracy in his new documentary "Fahrenheit 11/9" exploring Donald Trump's ascension to the...
Trump hosts Japan PM, five days before summit with Kim
AFP | With less than a week to go before meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, US President Donald Trump plays host Thursday to...
Afghanistan: The cornerstone of US-Pakistan mistrust?
Robert L. Grenier | It might be hard to imagine now, but in the days immediately following 9/11, the George W. Bush administration saw much...
Chemical inspectors launch probe in Syria while Putin warns of impending...
AFP | The world's chemical weapons watchdog is set to convene Monday to discuss the suspected toxic gas assault in Syria that prompted an unprecedented...
Spy expulsions damage Trump-Putin courtship
AFP | Donald Trump has ordered an unprecedented expulsion of Russian officials and warned the Kremlin needs to change, a setback for his courtship of...
Compromise only at Pakistan’s peril
Hussan Zia | Taliban are an obstacle because they won't accept the presence of foreign troops. The Americans had expected that Pakistan will be...
Barack Obama & George W. Bush | Criticized Donald Trump without...
Returning to two different stages in two different speeches, Presidents Obama and Bush took swipes at Trump and his scorched Earth politics while never...
A master plan to balkanize Pakistan – Part I
Asif Haroon Raja | The drama of 9/11 provided a ready-made excuse to George W. Bush and his team of Neocons to wage wars against...
Saudi-UAE moves hint at willingness to engage with Iran
James M. Dorsey | Recent moves by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates suggest that the two Gulf states may be looking for ways...
Where trump might be vulnerable
Jacob G. Hornberger | It’s still not clear to me the particular crime for which special prosecutor Robert Mueller is investigating President Trump. Was it illegal...
Trump’s rejection of a tyrannical system
Jacob G. Hornberger | Notwithstanding President Trump’s many faults, failures, and foibles, let’s give credit where credit is due. Last week a suspected member of...
Gulf crisis: A new tale or a recap of the Southeast...
James M. Dorsey | Two competing visions of ensuring regime survival are battling it out in the Gulf. To Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates,...
The coerced dictated definitions: Who are terrorists and freedom fighters?
Muhammad Feyyaz | Qatar is in the eye of a storm, and sectarian blocks have deepened as never before. Indeed, geopolitically, the whole edifice of...
Trump’s speech in Riyadh in fact proves that the US needs...
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The Saudi Arabian government didn’t do well to schedule US President Donald Trump’s speech at the Arab-Islamic-American Summit at Riyadh for...
Can Trump Abolish the CIA?
Adam Garrie | The President of the United States and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) are not at the best of terms with each other....
