Africa in a Turbulent World – Part 3

Rubio's speech assuredly did not signal that American foreign policy had shifted one inch away from its Euroskeptic, nearly anti-European, stance.

Trump claims that it was due to America's generosity and protection that other countries benefited and raised their living standards, while the United States itself gained nothing.

Huckabee is also a compulsive warmonger. At a time when his boss, Trump, is pushing for a deal with Iran, Huckabee clearly wants war.

When political legitimacy becomes contingent on recognition by a superpower, populations lose their right to self-determination and democracy becomes a selective tool.