Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Obama’s Fatalism Leaves Putin Plenty of Rope 275 March 17, 2016 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Globe and Mail (Canada) on 17 March 2016 by Konrad Yakabuski (link to originallink to original) Translated from English by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Barack ObamaCanadaforeign policyObama DoctrineRussiaVladimir Putin Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Spain: Trump’s Pulling the Plug on Us June 30, 2026. Published in El País[I]t is severe punishment for a local business leading in the most important race on the planet. 0 South Africa: US Escalates Its Pressure Campaign Against South Africa over Iran and China June 27, 2026. Published in Sunday Independent[W]hy does the United States believe it has the standing to dictate which nations South Africa may engage with and on what terms? 0 Saudi Arabia: The Gulf-US Meeting and Priorities after Signing the MoU June 27, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat 0 Philippines: New and Old Green Card Holders Treated Like Vegetables June 30, 2026. Published in The Manila TimesThe Lau v. Blanche case illustrates how green card holders could be treated like vegetables. 0 Germany: Without Trust, Prestige Declines* June 28, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungAnyone who treats their allies like Trump does shouldn’t find it strange that they are not popular. 0 Topics Israel: For the US, Oil Is Thicker Than Blood June 30, 2026. Published in Israel Hayom[E]conomic interests dictate American policy, and they are the decisive factor. 0 Philippines: New and Old Green Card Holders Treated Like Vegetables June 30, 2026. Published in The Manila TimesThe Lau v. Blanche case illustrates how green card holders could be treated like vegetables. 0 Spain: Trump’s Pulling the Plug on Us June 30, 2026. Published in El País[I]t is severe punishment for a local business leading in the most important race on the planet. 0 Germany: Close to a Nightmare Scenario* June 29, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungNow Israel is also learning what kind of 'ally' Donald Trump is. 0 Germany: Without Trust, Prestige Declines* June 28, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungAnyone who treats their allies like Trump does shouldn’t find it strange that they are not popular. 0 Mexico: Mexico: Neo-Coupism Is on the Horizon June 28, 2026. Published in La JornadaHenry Kissinger: “Being an enemy of the United States is dangerous, but being its friend is fatal.” 0 Germany: America’s Power Can Be Worth Little* June 27, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 0 Egypt: US Prestige Shattered in the Iran War June 27, 2026. Published in Ahram Online[I]t is [U.S.] prestige that has suffered the more profound and unquantifiable injury. 0 Related Articles Germany: Close to a Nightmare Scenario* June 29, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungNow Israel is also learning what kind of 'ally' Donald Trump is. Egypt: US Prestige Shattered in the Iran War June 27, 2026. Published in Ahram Online[I]t is [U.S.] prestige that has suffered the more profound and unquantifiable injury. South Africa: US Escalates Its Pressure Campaign Against South Africa over Iran and China June 27, 2026. Published in Sunday Independent[W]hy does the United States believe it has the standing to dictate which nations South Africa may engage with and on what terms? Saudi Arabia: The End of New START and the Third Nuclear Age June 15, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatIs humanity marching backward, or is it falling down into the nuclear abyss? Canada: Trump Is a Wounded Bear, Canada Is an Easy Target June 11, 2026. Published in National Post Previous articleThe American AhmadinejadNext articleTrump Is Turning That ‘Shining City on a Hill’ into a Sewer LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment