All posts tagged: Trump

The Vienna Talks & US Interests

13th June 2021: “Indirect talks between Tehran and Washington on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal resumed in Vienna on Saturday as the European Union said negotiations were “intense” and Germany called for rapid progress…The U.S. delegation to the talks, known as the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA), is based […]

Q&A: The Impact of the US-Russia Summit in Geneva

Question: On Wednesday 16/6/2021 the first summit between US President Biden and Russian President Putin was held in Geneva. What is the significance of this summit? And what is its objective? Were positive results achieved from the meeting of the two presidents in Geneva, that is, are US-Russian relations heading towards improvement after years of […]

NATO Struggles for Relevance

The first meeting between Europe and the US took place recently at the NATO Summit in Brussels. After Donald Trump criticised Europe for not pulling their weight in the Transatlantic alliance relations reached rock bottom between the allies. With Joe Biden now the new US president he has been keen to present a new front […]

“Assault on America’s Democratic Foundations” or Essence of American Democracy?

The “New Trump scandal shows the depth of his assault on America’s democratic foundations,” according to CNN on the 11th June following explosive new revelations about Trump era targeting of his political opponents with the Department of Justice announcement that it initiated a review into “the Department’s compliance with applicable DOJ policies and procedures, and […]

Instead of Burying the American Colonialist Raj in the Graveyard of the Empires, Afghanistan, the Bajwa-Imran Regime Strengthens It

Sticking to their old tradition of lying to the Ummah, the foreign minister, the foreign ministry and other government officials threw dust in the eyes of Muslims, emphatically ruling out a US military base. However a New York Times report exposed their deception, asserting that Pakistan is still in negotiations with the United States at […]

Biden’s Visit to Tulsa Does Not Erase the Shame of America’s Worst Race Massacre

US President Joe Biden wants to clean America’s bad image at home and abroad after taking over from Trump. However, that means addressing the evil legacy of crimes that occurred before Trump came to office and that will continue to blacken America’s internal harmony after Biden leaves. Last week, Biden marked the 100th anniversary of […]

ERDOĞAN’S ONLINE MEETING WITH 26 US COMPANIES

Prior to his first face-to-face meeting with US President Biden, President Erdoğan held a meeting with the executives of US large companies. Reuters news agency reported that the top executives of about 20 companies, including Boeing, Amazon, Microsoft, Kellogg, PepsiCo, Cisco, Procter & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson, participated in the meeting. (DW)

India’s Misplaced Foreign Policy Priorities Ravages its Own People due to Shortage of Vaccines

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said several states floating separate tenders to procure Covid-19 vaccines from abroad is detrimental for India’s image in the world. Pitching for centralised procurement of vaccines from abroad, the chief minister said, “Indian states left to compete/fight with each other in the international market. UP fighting Maha, Maha […]

War on Terror or Scramble for Resources?

Nigerian President Muhammad Buhari has urged the US to relocate US Africa Command to Africa from its headquarters in Germany. In a virtual meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 27, 2021 said U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), should be relocated to Africa itself. “Considering the growing security challenges in West and Central […]

Views on the News 6/03/2021

Inflationary Fears over Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Bill The American Congress is consumed with US President Biden’s early key legislative initiative to provide a $1.9 trillion financial stimulus to the American population in the form of direct payments to American citizens and allocations for cities and state governments, schools and selected programmes, as well as […]

Trump or Biden: Neither Makes Capitalism Worthy of our Allegiance

The last year has made one thing very clear- Capitalism and Democracy are delusions, which have failed the world. The Capitalist system, which values profit over its citizens’ well-being has created a situation where the healthcare systems, among other things, were unable to care for the population. Unemployment increased, the inequality between the classes rose, […]

Views on the News 13/02/2021

Headlines: • COVID-19: Vaccine Nationalism, High Prices and Supply Chain Issues Slowing Worldwide Coronavirus Inoculation • No Change in US Policy on Kashmir, says US State Department • US-China Competition: A Bipolar Technology Order • After Two Hour China Phone Call, Biden says China will ‘Eat our Lunch’ • US Military in the Middle East, […]

Trump’s Supporters and Opponents are Just Pawns in the Bigger Game

Following the carnage at the US Capitol, ABC News reported on the 15th of January: “Corporate donors flee Republican Party following Capitol Hill riot, and it’s only the beginning”. Disney, Coca-Cola, Walmart, Amazon, Airbnb and Mastercard are “targeting the 147 Republicans who still challenged the results of America’s presidential election after the Capitol building was […]

Making Sense of Trump’s Economic Nationalism

“It doesn’t matter who becomes the next president, the world is governed by market forces.” [1] Alan Greenspan The world is going through a transition, where economic liberalism and globalism are shifting towards economic nationalism and patriotism, with US President Donald Trump leading the way. Globalism has significantly benefited the United States since the 1990s; […]

America is Isolated and Weakened by Asymmetrical Warfare in Afghanistan but Pakistan Unable to Capitalize

As the Taliban’s leadership and the Trump administration inch towards some kind of “peace deal”, it is quite evident that America is the real loser. After 18 years of fighting, America has spent close to $975 billion, lost 2,219 soldiers, and has to care for 20,198 wounded combatants. [1, 2] In return, Washington has very […]

News Headlines 21/08/2019

US Tests Missile Recession Dawns Global Economy Trump Wants to Buy Greenland US Tests Missile On Sunday 18th August, the Pentagon tested a conventionally-configured (i.e. non-nuclear) cruise missile. The missile flew over 500 km and officials described it as accurately impacting. A ground-launched cruise missile of that range would have been flat out illegal under […]