Tag: Show-CrossTalk
CrossTalk: Another 20 years?
During the Trump Administration, the US agreed to leave Afghanistan by May 1 this year. The Biden Administration is wavering over this commitment. It claims the conditions on the ground are not favorable for withdrawal. This begs the question: what can be done now that has not been tried for the past 20 years? …
CrossTalk: Purging Trumpists?
We’re told the DoJ’s Capitol riot investigation is one of the largest in American history. The FBI’s made it clear it will leave no stone unturned in seeking to prosecute what it calls ‘domestic terrorists’. All of us want answers surrounding this horrific event. But is this also a purging of Trump loyalists? …
CrossTalk, QUARANTINE EDITION: Is China a threat?
According to Secretary of State Antony Blinken: “China is the only country with the economic, diplomatic, military, and technological power to seriously challenge the stable and open international system – all the rules, values, and relationships that make the world work the way we want it to…” Is China really a threat to Washington’s global system? …
CrossTalk Bullhorns, QUARANTINE EDITION: Backing democracy?
The Biden administration is still young, but its foreign policy – particularly in the Middle East – is an echo of past failures. And this administration does not have a learning curve. And does Washington really support democracy in the world in any case? Ukraine’s crackdown on independent media should give us all pause. …
CrossTalk, Quarantine Edition: Russia-EU impasse
Russia-EU relations are at an impasse. The Kremlin has made it clear it will no longer tolerate the EU lecturing about values and so-called international norms. And the Russians have had enough of the EU’s interference in Russia’s internal politics. The EU refuses to treat Russia as an equal partner. Until this changes, this bilateral relationship appears to be on hold. …