The main deficiency in the Trump approach was overly antagonizing allies, treating them as if they're enemies. When in fact, we need to revive and update the Cold War geopolitical…
The main deficiency in the Trump approach was overly antagonizing allies, treating them as if they're enemies. When in fact, we need to revive and update the Cold War geopolitical structure, fitting energy and economics into it.
Otherwise, Trump policies good. Russia and Iran contained at low cost and low risk, denied a lot of energy income and constrained in how much mischief they could make. A sane policy, as opposed to now: a spreading dumpster fire that threatens everyone, with a doddering non-President in the White House.
More from Doomberg, serious thinking about energy, including absurdity in our current conditions:
https://doomberg.substack.com/p/a-serious-proposal-on-us-energy
The main deficiency in the Trump approach was overly antagonizing allies, treating them as if they're enemies. When in fact, we need to revive and update the Cold War geopolitical structure, fitting energy and economics into it.
Otherwise, Trump policies good. Russia and Iran contained at low cost and low risk, denied a lot of energy income and constrained in how much mischief they could make. A sane policy, as opposed to now: a spreading dumpster fire that threatens everyone, with a doddering non-President in the White House.