foreign policy Archives - The Libertarian Republic

Trump’s Red Line is the Loss of American Lives 0
- Foreign Policy, Front Page, Headline News, Opinions, War & Peace
- January 9, 2020
President Trump has been facing a hostile Iran since he came into office. Iran has repeatedly threatened transport ships in The Strait of Hormuz and shot down an American drone. Trump did not retaliate with violence. When did he retaliate by killing a top Iranian general? When an Iranian-backed militia shot rockets that killed an
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China Fires Shot Across Bow With New Aircraft Carrier 0
- Foreign Policy, Front Page, Headline News, Opinions, WORLD
- December 21, 2019
The People’s Republic of China this week officially became a producer of aircraft carriers. The Shandong entered service, introducing the first domestically produced aircraft carrier to the People’s Liberation Army Navy. It’s a stark reminder that this is a competitive world when it comes to pursuit of national interests. The U.S. has to keep up
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Five Things No One Asked About the Impeachment — But Should Have 0
- Foreign Policy, Front Page, Opinions
- December 5, 2019
The impeachment proceedings against President Trump have fueled all manner of conjecture regarding the proper discharge of foreign policy, hidden motives behind both Trump’s phone call and the ensuing investigation, and everything from the dead-cat bounce of the Mueller Report to the Kurdish policy shift. But there are a number of questions that, while they should be asked,
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Alexander Hamilton, the Other Tariff Man Who Created a Mess 0
- Foreign Policy, Front Page, Opinions
- December 5, 2019
One of the many unsettling features of Donald Trump is his deep-seated antipathy to the time-honored doctrine of free trade. Even as early as 2016, Trump devoted a substantial portion of his Republican Convention speech calling for the adoption of protectionist tariffs and other trade restrictions against “any country that cheats.” He proceeded to blame NAFTA for
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Impeachment Inquiry Continues to Highlight Trump’s Chaotic Foreign Policy 0
- Front Page, Headline News, Opinions
- November 19, 2019
Among the many revelations of the impeachment inquiry is the Trump administration’s troubling communications strategy regarding foreign policy. The public is gaining increased knowledge of what some charitably call an “irregular channel” of communication through the president’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. According to the former National Security Council’s head of Europe and Russia, Tim
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Trust But Verify: Trump’s Anti-War Rhetoric Will Only Help Him If He Follows Through 0
- 2020 Presidential Race, Front Page, Headline News, Opinions, War & Peace
- October 11, 2019
Over the past week, Trump has made an anti-war, or at least ‘anti-endless war’ sentiment a central focus of his messaging. He’s talked about wasted American dollars and wasted American lives. He’s at least hinted at the possibility of troop withdrawals (as opposed to merely re-positioning troops within the countries they’re already deployed in). These
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