Category: Geopolitics
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Lower Fuel Prices or a Political Gamble? Can America lower fuel prices by doing business with Russia while simultaneously trying to stop Russia’s war in Ukraine? That’s the billion-dollar question following President Donald Trump’s surprise diesel agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin. With diesel prices soaring, truckers feeling the squeeze, and everyday Americans paying more…
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America Faces Extreme Weather at Home and a Dangerous Standoff Abroad From the Atlantic Coast to the Hawaiian Islands and all the way to the Strait of Hormuz, the United States is dealing with three very different storms at once. A rare September nor’easter battered the Northeast, Hurricane Nolo threatened Hawaii with flooding and destructive…
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What Actually Came Out of the Washington Meetings? President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up a high-profile state visit in Washington after three days of meetings, ceremonies and diplomatic pageantry between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies. The summit generated plenty of headlines, but anyone expecting a sweeping U.S.-China deal…
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Iran, Gaza, U.N. reform and an unprecedented television press-pool dispute put President Trump at the center of Tuesday’s news cycle President Donald Trump entered Tuesday facing two very different battles: one playing out on the world stage at the United Nations and another unfolding at home between his administration and some of America’s largest news…