US-Ukraine meeting to take place in Saudi Arabia – Trump envoy
The sides will discuss a “peace framework” aimed at ending the conflict with Russia American and Ukrainian negotiators are planning a meeting in Saudi Arabia, US President Donald Trump’s special…
Kremlin responds to Polish PM’s ‘arms race’ call
Donald Tusk has called for the EU to escalate its military buildup in order to outpace Russia Moscow will not engage in an arms race with the EU, Kremlin spokesperson…
Trump envoy calls for Russia-US ‘reset’
Diplomatically isolating Moscow is no longer a viable strategy, Keith Kellogg has said US President Donald Trump plans to “reset relations with Russia” and withdraw from an “endless proxy war”…
Trump planning major NATO shakeup – NBC
The US may choose to defend only those member states that meet the bloc’s defense spending targets, the media outlet claims The US could decide to only defend those NATO…
EU seeking to bypass opponents of Ukraine aid – Kallas
The bloc is working on ways to continue providing Kiev with more military assistance despite Hungary’s opposition The EU is working on a new mechanism whereby a “coalition of the…
The Deep State Strikes Back!
The 100 MPH DOGE train is finding some obstacles thrown in its path, as judges are reinstating fired workers and even the Supreme Court is reversing spending freezes at USAID.…
President Trump’s Shout-out to the Military-Industrial Complex
President Donald Trump’s efforts, through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and otherwise, to reduce United States government spending is the focus of much attention. Indeed, in his speech Tuesday…
Trump May Succeed Where Others Failed in Personnel Cutting
Disclaimer: Then-Vice President Al Gore awarded my State Department team in Seoul in the mid-90’s a Hammer Award for helping “reinvent government.” Gore was in charge of the Clinton-era plan…
More Empty Threats from Donald Trump?
Trump’s act is starting to wear thin. He tried this same gambit a month ago and, despite what appeared to be a genuine threat, he did nothing. I think the…
Taking Rights Seriously
“If all mankind minus one were of one opinion,and only one person were of the contrary opinion,Mankind would be no more justifiedIn silencing that one person,Than he, if he had…