Tag Archive: President Trump
Trump Dumps IPCC and UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Donald Trump has dumped the IPCC and UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, striking at the heart of the international climate apparatus. This will inflict serious trauma on the British Establishment, says Ben Pile.
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Trump’s Venezuelan Gambit and the Reordering of Global Oil Geopolitics
If competently prosecuted, President Trump’s Venezuela gambit presents the potential, at last, to turn Venezuela's oil from a curse on its people back into a blessing, says Dr Tilak Doshi.
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Britain Signs Deal to Deploy Troops to Ukraine
Britain has signed a deal to deploy boots on the ground in Ukraine as part of a proposed ceasefire deal backed for the first time by the US – though the 'ultimate' Nato-style security guarantee is still not in place.
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How to Think About American Power in a Post-Moral World
Trump's brazen Venezuela raid is a reminder that it's not the 'rules-based order' but great power politics that governs international affairs. Naïve idealists risk being left behind, says Prof Michael Rainsborough.
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Ending Net Zero Doesn’t Mean Replacing One Doomsday Scenario With Another
In an unstable world, energy security must trump Net Zero, argues the Telegraph. No, says Ben Pile. We should value abundant energy because it benefits us, not because we've replaced one doomsday scenario with another.
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The US “Needs Greenland”, Says Trump
Donald Trump has set his sights on a US takeover of Greenland after capturing Nicolas Maduro and saying he would run Venezuela, telling reporters: “We do need Greenland, absolutely."
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Historical Forces Are Converging to End the Post-War Liberal Order, Laments the Guardian. Thank God For That!
The system that emerged from the ruins of the Second World War is coming to an end, laments Elif Shafak in the Guardian. Good, says Prof James Alexander. About bloody time.
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US Bombs Venezuela and Captures Maduro
US special forces have captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a "brilliant" helicopter raid on Caracas following air strikes across the country this morning. He faces charges of narco-terrorism.
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Trump Warns Iran the US is “Locked and Loaded and Ready to Go” to Protect Protesters as Unrest Escalates
President Donald Trump has warned Iran that the United States is "locked and loaded and ready to go" to protect protesters from the regime as social unrest escalated in the hardline Islamic country.
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US Government Halts Major Offshore Wind Construction Citing Fears of Radar Interference
Donald Trump has halted construction of five major offshore wind projects, citing "classified" national security concerns. In Britain, we just throw money at the problem and hope it goes away, says Chris Morrison.
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