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. A Good Idea, Mr. President … but It Won’t Work 22 December 26, 2014 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) on 24 December 2014 by Gwynne Dyer (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 ObamaCubaeconomyembargoNew ZealandRaul CastroRepublican Party Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Poland: Los Angeles Riots: Battle for America’s Future June 15, 2025. Published in RzeczpospolitaThe dispute is part of the president's broader attempt to expand his power. 0 Australia: America’s Economic and Political Chaos Has Implications for Australia June 9, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on Turmoil in Los Angeles: Key Test of Trump’s Power June 9, 2025. Published in Irish Times 0 Germany: Donald Trump Is Damaging the US June 15, 2025. Published in Rheinische PostTrump's tariffs hurt America more than Europe. 0 Germany: Friedrich Merz’s Visit to Trump Succeeded because It Didn’t Fail June 9, 2025. Published in Der Spiegel 0 Topics Mexico: Migration: A Political Crisis? June 15, 2025. Published in El Heraldo de MéxicoThe situation gives new substance to concerns about authoritarianism and xenophobia. 0 Poland: Los Angeles Riots: Battle for America’s Future June 15, 2025. Published in RzeczpospolitaThe dispute is part of the president's broader attempt to expand his power. 0 Germany: Donald Trump Is Damaging the US June 15, 2025. Published in Rheinische PostTrump's tariffs hurt America more than Europe. 0 Canada: President Trump, the G7 and Canada’s New ‘Realistic’ Foreign Policy June 13, 2025. Published in National Post 0 Taiwan: The Beginning of a Post-Hegemonic Era: A New Normal for International Relations June 12, 2025. Published in UDNThe U.S. is no longer taking the initiative to be responsible for systematic global governance. 0 Canada: Trump vs. Musk, the Emperor and the Oligarch June 11, 2025. Published in Le Journal de MontrealRegardless of the era, emperors never like oligarchs who aspire to oversee them; oligarchs do not tolerate those who do not meet their demands. 0 Mexico: Big Tech and the Police State June 10, 2025. Published in La JornadaHow did ICE get the information needed to convince a judge to [issue arrest warrants]? 0 Russia: Trump Is Shielding America* June 10, 2025. Published in IzvestiaIf a satellite war breaks out in space, all of humanity risks being kicked back to the pre-satellite era. 0 Related Articles Cuba: The First Casualty June 2, 2025. Published in Radio Havana Cuba Canada: No, Joly, We Don’t Want America’s Far-Left Academic Refugees May 23, 2025. Published in National Post Mexico: Trump and His Pyrrhic Victories May 23, 2025. Published in El Heraldo de MéxicoTrump seems ... determined … to announce triumphs, even some real ones, in the face of ... bad news and entanglements for his administration. Germany: US Companies in Tariff Crisis: Planning Impossible, Price Increases Necessary April 26, 2025. Published in Die TageszeitungTrump ... wants more products to be manufactured in the U.S. no matter the cost. Israel: Trump Successfully Weakens the Dollar and Creates Danger for the US Economy April 24, 2025. Published in CalcalistAfter less than four months, all the players on the field understand that this is a house of cards. Previous articleGoodbye, Cold WarNext articleA Gun Can Kill. Criticism? Not So Much LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment