The man who contrives to end an alliance only stands to make himself weaker.
The international community is alarmed by Trump’s reckless behavior, which defies both common sense and imagination.
The isolationism that was once a core message of “America First” is yielding ... to a raw expansionism.
When has Washington ever respected the sovereignty of nations when it conflicts with its own interests?
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Trump appears to be facing a crisis of survival as president.
[N]either Trump nor Rubio has confidence in the Venezuelan opposition leadership to lead the transition.
Until now, Europe has watched Trump's fossil fuel spectacle in absolute shock.
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[T]he country that wrote the rules decides it no longer wants to follow them.
What we are witnessing is not merely a foreign policy crisis. It is a stress test of sovereignty itself, staged as spectacle.
[W]hat is illegitimate is any attempt to seize the natural resources of Venezuela and impose puppet leaderships on it.
Venezuela is likely to become another wasted crisis, resembling events that followed when the U.S. forced regime changes in Libya, Afghanistan and Iraq.
[W]hat comes after Trump is even more dangerous: a world without principles, without red lines.
Trump would also do well to remember Shakespeare line “love cools, friends fall off, brothers divide!”
Iran is not Venezuela.
Trump’s foreign policy is neither ideological nor institutional. It is centralized, personality-driven and oriented toward visible, near-term wins.