>Europeans thought they could bargain with Trump to maintain the status quo.
>Russia thought it could manipulate Trump to get Ukraine.
>China thought it could use Trump’s weakness to finally grasp Taiwan.
>None of these power centers appreciated that Trump, the Republican party, and the American people were about to demolish the entire geo-strategic balance in an unprecedented act of national self-mutilation.
jeffersonnn on
“And we chose this path. Why? Because something-something the price of eggs.” Oh, come on. How naive. Given the conditions established by neoliberalism, this outcome was unavoidable, and there’s a stubborn insistence from people who talk like this on not learning any lessons about how to move forward.
I notice that we’re in an era now where no one needs to have any answers that work, everyone and their grandma gets to pontificate and feel like a big shot.
Crowmakeswing on
Great article! The crazy thing to me is that after 1945 the World order (as it was) was mainly determined by the USA and for the USA. Trumps recent comments about allies holding back from the front lines are by no means the first from American leaders about allies not knuckling under fast enough.
Minttt on
>Germany, Poland, and Canada will acquire nuclear weapons. So will Japan. Sweden, Australia, and South Korea may develop nuclear capabilities as well.
As a Canadian, it was hard for me to take this article seriously after the author made this argument.
maxplanar on
I’m glad the article points out what the rest of the world knows – this isn’t a Trump problem, it’s an America problem. The rest of the world knows Trump will be gone in three years, but the American electorate can no longer be trusted to maintain a stable, aligned Government. No agreement America draws up can ever now be trusted, because its people will clearly happily vote for someone who openly states they want to tear it up.
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>Europeans thought they could bargain with Trump to maintain the status quo.
>Russia thought it could manipulate Trump to get Ukraine.
>China thought it could use Trump’s weakness to finally grasp Taiwan.
>None of these power centers appreciated that Trump, the Republican party, and the American people were about to demolish the entire geo-strategic balance in an unprecedented act of national self-mutilation.
“And we chose this path. Why? Because something-something the price of eggs.” Oh, come on. How naive. Given the conditions established by neoliberalism, this outcome was unavoidable, and there’s a stubborn insistence from people who talk like this on not learning any lessons about how to move forward.
I notice that we’re in an era now where no one needs to have any answers that work, everyone and their grandma gets to pontificate and feel like a big shot.
Great article! The crazy thing to me is that after 1945 the World order (as it was) was mainly determined by the USA and for the USA. Trumps recent comments about allies holding back from the front lines are by no means the first from American leaders about allies not knuckling under fast enough.
>Germany, Poland, and Canada will acquire nuclear weapons. So will Japan. Sweden, Australia, and South Korea may develop nuclear capabilities as well.
As a Canadian, it was hard for me to take this article seriously after the author made this argument.
I’m glad the article points out what the rest of the world knows – this isn’t a Trump problem, it’s an America problem. The rest of the world knows Trump will be gone in three years, but the American electorate can no longer be trusted to maintain a stable, aligned Government. No agreement America draws up can ever now be trusted, because its people will clearly happily vote for someone who openly states they want to tear it up.