In this article from The Atlantic, an interview with Bill Gates explains his position on Donald Trump’s “America First” rhetoric. Intended to appeal to his hyper-nationalist base, Trump’s message that he will be putting American interests above all global interest was a major component of his campaign. This ideology has made an appearance in his policy as …
As a country, the United States has a unique history. It is seen as a great success story: the growth and development from colony to dominating world power. As with many events, our country’s history is rose-tinted in retrospect. We patriotically recall the “good old days”, which, at the time, were not so good at …
The decision by President Trump to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel was sure to make waves across the international community. This article from the Washington Post shows how already there are significant threats to peace. Washington Post: Israeli jets hit Gaza following rocket fire, as protests surge in wake of Trump announcement The …
Once again, here’s the link to his speech: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/19/trump-un-speech-2017-full-text-transcript-242879 So now for my impressions. Overall, there was a semblance of a very strong message. President Trump certainly used strong words and emotional appeals to stun his audience, but he did not propose any necessarily astonishing statements that would be particularly encouraging or useful to actually …
In a bit of a break from the pessimism and negativity, here’s a bit of (slight) comedic relief: how world leaders reacted upon hearing Trump’s speech. http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/19/politics/trump-un-speech-world-leaders-react/index.html Venezuela and Iran’s reactions are just so sad. -J
In case you didn’t get a chance to hear it, here is President Trump’s 2017 speech to the UN… Click Here for a Video and full transcript of Trump’s speech There is so much to say about this speech… so many global implications… let’s take a look over the next few posts. -J
While we have been hearing a lot about more and more countries that want to have their own uranium reserves and nuclear arsenal, Kazakhstan’s new uranium bank may make that not necessary. Check out this article from the Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/a-uranium-bank-just-opened-in-kazakhstan-to-stop-the-spread-of-nukes/2017/08/29/fd19fc9a-8c63-11e7-a2b0-e68cbf0b1f19_story.html?utm_term=.1941706a1947 There seems to be an upwards trend in recent years in the number of …
Here is an article I found from the Washington Post about an unexpected relationship between Russia and the U.S.: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/space-nuclear-security-polar-bears-russia-and-the-us-still-have-some-shared-concerns/2017/08/24/dbae9f6a-86b5-11e7-96a7-d178cf3524eb_story.html?utm_term=.b7d791317ca4 Contrary to popular belief and perceptions on U.S./Russian relations, we collaborate more than one might expect. Despite the allegations of Trump’s alleged ties to Russian business, there are other ways that the U.S. government relies …