The aftermath of one of the most undiplomatic – and notorious – White House meetings in recent history reveals a changed world. Having berated Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for supposedly not wanting peace with Russia and failing to show sufficient gratitude to the United States, President Donald Trump has nowContinue Reading
Since the unprecedented bust-up between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on February 28, the Japanese government has been struggling to cope with the rapidly changing situation. Opposition parties are calling for Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru to join forces with European countries that have expressed solidarity withContinue Reading
When President Ashraf Ghani fled from Afghanistan in August 2021 and the Taliban took control of Kabul, the Americans were suddenly surrounded by victorious Taliban who now marched proudly on the streets of Kabul with newly captured U.S. tanks and weapons. The disastrous withdrawal of U.S. forces and evacuation ofContinue Reading
On February 28, just over three years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Washington to negotiate and sign a mineral deal with the U.S. government. He hoped the pact would exchange Ukrainian resources for U.S. security guarantees, an essential step toward a long-lasting ceasefireContinue Reading
