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Trump has given record proportion of ambassador jobs to his own backers
by Evelyn Reynolds 30 May 2020, 12:00
President has used ambassadorships to reward rich, inexperienced supporters, figures show, including hotelier and designer Gordon Sondland testifies before the House intelligence committee in November. Trump appointed the hotelier ambassador to the EU. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/AP Donald Trump has gifted a record proportion of ambassadorial posts to political appointees, rewarding wealthy supporters with minimal experience […] More
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Mike Pompeo is the number one evangelist of Trumpism in the world | Michael H Fuchs
by Evelyn Reynolds 25 May 2020, 10:14
D onald Trump’s disdain for the people, country and values his office is supposed to represent is unmatched in recent memory. And he has found in the secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, a kindred spirit who has embraced his role as Trumpism’s number one proselytizer to the world. Pompeo doesn’t wield nearly as much power […] More
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Coronavirus: Trump aide claims China guilty of cover-up akin to Chernobyl
by Evelyn Reynolds 24 May 2020, 17:32
Trump spends second day on golf course as toll nears 100,000 China raises US trade tensions with warning of ‘new cold war’ Coronavirus US live – rolling report The White House on Sunday accused China of a cover-up that will “go down in history along with Chernobyl”, ramping up efforts to deflect attention from a […] More
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Trump to pull US out of third arms control deal
by Evelyn Reynolds 21 May 2020, 18:19
The Open Skies Treaty allows Russia and western nations to conduct observation flights Donald Trump speaks to the press as he departs the White House on Thursday. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images The US has declared its intention to leave the Open Skies Treaty, which is intended to reduce the risk of war by allowing Russia […] More
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Trump loyalist John Ratcliffe confirmed as new US intelligence chief
by Evelyn Reynolds 21 May 2020, 17:42
The US Senate has confirmed John Ratcliffe as director of national intelligence, installing a Trump loyalist as head of the nation’s intelligence agencies. The Texas Republican seemed unlikely to get the position when he was nominated in February, as he had already been nominated for the job last year and then withdrew after Republicans questioned […] More
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Post-coronavirus, the UK must find some friends to stand up to China | Martin Kettle
by Evelyn Reynolds 20 May 2020, 15:57
Post-coronavirus, the UK must find some friends to stand up to China Martin Kettle Covid-19 has seen China supplant the US in the global power league. Alliances are now crucial to reject the superpower’s bullying Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Illustration: Eva Bee Amid the pandemic, the great issues of the […] More
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How Raytheon Runs US Foreign Policy
by Philippa Kaur 18 May 2020, 16:01
In 2017, US President Donald Trump’s new administration found itself in a quandary. Should it continue providing weapons for use in Saudi Arabia’s murderous war in Yemen that had been raging for two years? In June 2017, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman unexpectedly declared neighboring Qatar an enemy and imposed a blockade. It even […] More
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Raging at China over coronavirus won't help – scrutinising our own governments might | Sam Geall
by Evelyn Reynolds 6 May 2020, 12:24
Raging at China over coronavirus won’t help – scrutinising our own governments might Sam Geall There is a case for an inquiry into events in China, but it has nothing to do with a politically convenient dossier about a Wuhan lab A woman wearing a protective mask in front of a portrait of President Xi […] More

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Trump has given record proportion of ambassador jobs to his own backers

Mike Pompeo is the number one evangelist of Trumpism in the world | Michael H Fuchs

Coronavirus: Trump aide claims China guilty of cover-up akin to Chernobyl

Trump to pull US out of third arms control deal

Trump loyalist John Ratcliffe confirmed as new US intelligence chief

Post-coronavirus, the UK must find some friends to stand up to China | Martin Kettle

How Raytheon Runs US Foreign Policy

Raging at China over coronavirus won't help – scrutinising our own governments might | Sam Geall

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