Trump’s use of federal paramilitaries is a classic tactic of autocrats to test how far they can push their authority in opposition-controlled regions.
Posts Tagged: Vladimir Putin
It’s not Washington and Lincoln Trump imagines himself in the footsteps of — it’s Xi and Putin.
Rather than promote a new Cold War, now is the time to definitively end the last one.
Donald Trump and Boris Johnson can claim victories in early 2020, but Brexit and impeachment may come back to haunt them and the far right later in the year.
Since the Cold War, the U.S. and Russia have experienced unexpected reversals in fortune. Are we next in line for post-imperial decline?
Donald Trump says that impeachment is actually a coup. It's one more example of his attack on the rule of law.
Donald Trump wants to be king of the geopolitical jungle.
When it comes to Ukraine, Trump has been manipulated as deftly as a mindless marionette. It’s going to cost him.
Even if Trump manages to end the war in Afghanistan, he's fueling other wars that will be even more devastating.
Trump’s war on immigrants recalls the absurdity of Stalin’s purges — and a few of his supporters, at least, are starting to notice.