Gaza

Donald Trump has completed the first year of his second presidency – and remains a truly divisive figure. He may have pulled back, after an absurd escalation, from his apparent threat to annex Greenland by force. But European leaders continue to berate him for his turbulent behavior in international affairs, and a growing number of Republicans are turning against his erratic foreign policy. Last week, the cry on global markets was “Sell America,” after the President ratcheted up trade hostilities with long-standing US allies by announcing yet another round of punitive tariffs on several European countries for refusing to agree that America should own Greenland outright. The US is a

The latest media palpitation about Donald Trump concerns his just-announced “Board of Peace.” Unveiled as an initiative to manage the introduction of tranquillity and physical reconstruction of that pile of rubble formerly known as Gaza, the Board of Peace seems to be filling all the empty space in the parking lot reserved for international relations. Think Big! The BoP now seems to take as its mandate international conflict more generally. Reporting on the fledgling enterprise, a story on ABC News mournfully told the world that “Critics and government leaders are decrying the board, saying it undermines the United Nations.”   Is that a promise? And more to the point, how would anyone be

No one ever tucked themselves up in bed to read a government document – at least not in the expectation of enjoying it. The standard format is one of hundreds of pages of impenetrable jargon yielding no more than nuggets of significant ideas. The Trump administration has admirably cut through that tendency to produce a National Security Strategy (NSS) that is worth reading: a coherent outlining of America’s strategic intentions on the world stage. Originally composed by Michael Anton, a brilliant mind who is sadly leaving the State Department, the document concisely lays out a Trumpian vision of America’s role in the 21st century. It stands as a corrective to

Forces that mobilized over Gaza have, in the case of atrocities being committed in Sudan, fallen almost entirely silent

Biden and Trump officials jockeying for credit are both wrong

His ambitions clearly exceed simply overseeing a deal between Israel and Hamas

Of course Trump is taking credit for his son-in-law’s work

The President’s claim to greatness is built on the pretext that he can cut deals which no other US president could

For Netanyahu and his chums, Trump’s pressure could not be more unwelcome

The pressure is now on for Israel and Hamas to reach a lasting agreement

The President tried his best to sell his 20-point plan

Group forced Ottawa Pride march to be canceled

Surely at some point gravity must triumph over the tightrope-walker? Don’t count on it

Hamas is still calling for the withdrawal of all Israeli troops