The sudden and bitter departure of John Bolton from the White House was baked in the cake from the day he arrived there. For Bolton’s
Tag: Foreign Policy
Unused Militaries
For a couple of decades I covered the military for various publications, as for example the Washington Times and Harper’s, and wrote a military column
Bolton Has Left the Building – Hopefully, So Too Have His Crackpot Ideas
John Bolton is no longer Donald Trump’s national security adviser and no right thinking person will mourn the departure of this noxious neocon. Though, as
Bolton’s Failures in Venezuela, Iran, Afghanistan and Russia Proved to be His Downfall
Trump’s decision to fire Bolton likely stemmed from the latter’s string of failures in Venezuela, Iran, Afghanistan, and Russia, with the American President finally realizing
Trump Foreign Policy as Theater of the Absurd
One might be forgiven for thinking that the foreign policy of the United States is some kind of theatrical performance, like a comic opera, with
John Bolton Being Sidelined by Trump Allows the World to Breathe Easier
Trump’s National Security Advisor John Bolton is being left out of key meetings and to all intents sidelined. No surprise there. He’s deranged. Punctuating its
Getting Real with the US Foreign Policy Establishment Realists
On Russia-related matters, the more sane among us can perhaps be forgiven for becoming sedated by the kind of absurdities regularly spewed by some high
Why the Dollar Rules the World — And Why Its Reign Could End
President Donald Trump wants a lower US dollar. He complains about the over-valuation of the American currency. Yet, is he right to accuse other countries
