Eric Schultz/AP President Donald Trump has long branded himself an expert negotiator. Recent policy decisions, including his recent exit from planned talks with Kim Jong Un, have cast doubt on Trump’s ability to successfully deal with international actors. Experts say Trump’s erratic ways are jeopardizing US credibility. President Donald Trump has long branded himself as […]
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Despite Iran’s hardline bluster, its economy is so bad it may seek a compromise with Trump
Thomson Reuters For all of Iran’s fierce verbal response to fresh U.S. threats of tougher sanctions, some senior officials in Tehran believe the door to diplomacy should stay open. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo presented a list of sweeping demands for Iran, including abandoning nuclear enrichment, its ballistic missile program and its role in […]
Xi Jinping declares China will ‘fight the bloody battle’ in hardline speech on Taiwan and Hong Kong
GREG BAKER/AFP/Getty Images China’s President Xi Jinping gave a nationalistic speech on Tuesday, saying Beijing will “fight the bloody battle against our enemies” and “not a single inch of land” in regards to Taiwan and Hong Kong. Xi has a hardline approach to Taiwan, and experts believe he intends to reunify Taiwan with China in […]
'Abort him': Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg’s hardline views on abortion unleash wave of online criticism
Published time: 6 Sep, 2017 10:53 Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg, who some within his party see as the favourite to become Britain’s next PM, has faced a wave of criticism on social media following his incendiary comments on abortion and same-sex marriage. Read more During an interview on ITV’s Good Morning Britain show, Rees-Mogg admitted that […]
Trump is reportedly considering hardline nationalist Stephen Miller for White House communications director
AP Photo/Susan Walsh President Donald Trump is considering senior policy adviser Stephen Miller to fill the role of White House communications director, sources told Axios. Miller, known for his hardline nationalism, is a longtime Trump loyalist who most recently made headlines after holding a contentious press conference Wednesday as the Trump administration rolled out its new immigration […]
Trump’s hardline on US relations with Cuba could create a blind spot in a major drug-trafficking corridor
President Donald Trump announced on Friday the reversal of several key parts of Barack Obama’s normalization of relations with Cuba, which started in December 2014. Before an enthusiastic anti-Castro crowd in Miami, Trump signed a directive that restricted Americans’ ability to travel to the island, prohibited financial dealings with the Cuban military, and laid out […]
Trump’s hardline on US relations with Cuba could create a blind spot in a major drug-trafficking corridor
President Donald Trump announced on Friday the reversal of several key parts of Barack Obama’s normalization of relations with Cuba, which started in December 2014. Before an enthusiastic anti-Castro crowd in Miami, Trump signed a directive that restricted Americans’ ability to travel to the island, prohibited financial dealings with the Cuban military, and laid out […]
Hardline Brussels to ban Theresa May from negotiating Brexit with other EU leaders
Published time: 3 May, 2017 10:05 British Prime Minister Theresa May will be blocked from negotiating Brexit with other European leaders, senior figures in Brussels have warned, in a further sign that the EU is settling on a hardline approach. May will be left on the outside when future EU heads of states meet to […]