U.S. presidents regularly employ special envoys and other “irregular” diplomatic messengers whenever and wherever it suits them.
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The Regularity Of Irregular Diplomacy
Tag Archives: Donald Trump
Impeachment’s Collateral Damage
Impeachment hearings likely mark the beginning of the end of a once-promising campaign – Biden’s, not Trump’s.
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Not Such Good Riddance After All
Trump wants Florida, and New York Gov. Cuomo wants Florida to have him. Cuomo’s tax collectors are apt to have other ideas.
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The Art Of The Good Deal
The president who wrote the book on deal-making gave up a good one and bought himself a strategic debacle in return.
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Prorogation And Impeachment
Crises centered on impeachment (in the U.S.) and prorogation (in the U.K.) illustrate the critical difference a written Constitution can make to a government.
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Can We Sit Out A Gulf War?
The U.S. is the best-positioned major economy to withstand a cutoff of Mideast oil. This fact informs Trump’s Iran policy.
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Trump, Dorian And Alabama
Trump shouldn’t quit his day job to become a meteorologist, but his grasp of geography isn’t bad by New York standards.
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Loose Lips Can Sink Careers
In professions that demand discretion, talking out of turn can cost a job and earn an unwanted reputation.
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The Trade Commander In Chief
A Trump “order” that businesses seek alternatives to China may have overreached, but some of his predecessors went further.
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The Hunter Biden Bailout
A paternity suit reveals Hunter Biden’s former dependence on a Ukrainian company’s largesse.
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