Tag: United States
On Monday President Donald Trump signed an executive order that ensures no federal government official facilitates conduct that would unconstitutionally abridge the free speech of any American citizen, reports Joe Lauria.
Just before leaving the White House, in January 1961, President Eisenhower famously warned against the “military-industrial complex”, describing how defence firms and military officials colluded to unduly shape public policy. Joe Biden, 64 years later, dedicated his own parting message to similar themes. He evoked a new oligarchy — a “tech-industrial” complex that sucks power into Silicon Valley at the expense of the American people.
Putin must play his hard and soft power cards carefully. Not only has Russia a lot riding on how he handles the Trump challenge, but so too has Serbia, Syria, Armenia, Georgia and a number of other countries.
The help Russia is offering Europe is part of a historical, cultural and political organicity that is not present with America.
