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 Biggest Failure Was Not Securing a Democratic Successor 202 December 26, 2016 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Irish Times (Ireland) on 24 December 2016 by Paul Gillespie (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:2016 presidential electionBarack ObamaDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonIreland Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Venezuela: Donald Trump Is Lying: No One Feels Happy, Let Alone Safe, in Venezuela with Diosdado Cabello as Minister of the Interior and Justice May 15, 2026. Published in Analitica[O]il, CITGO and the control of gold remain the key pieces on a geopolitical chessboard. 0 Austria: Trump Is Preparing To Put the Gulf War on Ice May 15, 2026. Published in Der Standard[I]f the ideologues prevail, there will be no "deal," but at most a frozen conflict. And before long, a new war. 0 Austria: Xi Waits and Trump Stumbles May 20, 2026. Published in Der StandardChina’s wait-and-see strategy could soon bear fruit. 0 Taiwan: Taiwan Heard the Shots at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner May 19, 2026. Published in Taiwan TimesTrump’s attack already seems distant, while the Taiwan issue is intimately relevant. 0 Germany: Europe Remains a Spectator* May 20, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungThe agreements are not the EU’s problem; it is the lack of political will in its capital cities. 0 Topics Austria: Xi Waits and Trump Stumbles May 20, 2026. Published in Der StandardChina’s wait-and-see strategy could soon bear fruit. 0 Germany: Europe Remains a Spectator* May 20, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungThe agreements are not the EU’s problem; it is the lack of political will in its capital cities. 0 Germany: The Request Concert of Hormuz May 20, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungWho will hold out longer, Iran under a naval blockade or the world economy without 20% of its oil and gas supply? 0 Taiwan: Taiwan Heard the Shots at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner May 19, 2026. Published in Taiwan TimesTrump’s attack already seems distant, while the Taiwan issue is intimately relevant. 0 India: When Corporate Interests Take Over Diplomacy: Inside Trump’s Transactional Approach May 19, 2026. Published in FirstpostIf the President of the United States behaves primarily as the chief negotiator for corporate America, then alliances themselves become contingent commodities. 0 Saudi Arabia: Diplomatic Discipline Prevails During Trump’s China Visit May 19, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe global backdrop has changed. Resource competition has escalated. It is no longer about interdependence. 0 China: ‘Trump Is in a Hurry To End the War, Otherwise He Will Have To Ask China To Intervene’ May 18, 2026. Published in Guancha NewsThe question Trump faces in Beijing will no longer be “whether he can strike a deal,” but rather, “what will he give up to get one.” 0 Canada: If the United States Is ‘Fascist,’ What on Earth Are Russia and Iran? May 18, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Related Articles Ireland: The Irish Times View on the Trump Xi Summit: Iran War Hangs over Vital Talks May 13, 2026. Published in Irish Times Ireland: Don’t Ask Americans about News or Politics. They’re Done May 4, 2026. Published in Irish Examiner Ireland: The Irish Times View on Trump’s Tariffs: EU/US Trade Deal under Pressure May 4, 2026. Published in Irish Times Ireland: The Irish Times View on the Iran War: Trump Urgently Needs a Way Out April 27, 2026. Published in Irish Times Ireland: The Irish Times View on the Washington Gunman and Donald Trump: More Worrying Evidence of a Rise in Political Violence April 27, 2026. Published in Irish Times Previous articleObama’s Environmental Legacy of Missed OpportunitiesNext articleThe ‘Fake News’ Theme Is Itself Fake News. It Can’t Hide the Truth of Why Hillary Clinton Really Lost LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment