U.S. Election Diary: No Arctic Refuge

The US needs a partner that commands respect in the region. Saudi Arabia fits that role.

[T]he Republican Party is now a coalition of religious conservatives, the social and economic right, and libertarian oligarchs. For their part, the Democrats have become a broad “tent” uniting liberals, moderates, and socialists.

[T]he Trump administration needs to send this man for training to learn some of the basics of diplomacy.

The recent summit in South Korea between Trump and Xi succeeded in averting major escalation in a tariffs war.

[At] least a few Republicans are actually objecting to the president’s overreach. They won’t rein him in, though.