Buried in the news cycle, lost amid the flames and broken glass from the rioting and looting across America, is a potentially tectonic shift in global geopolitics. We could already be at a major strategic turning point in the nascent Cold War between the US and China — but only if Washington takes advantage of Beijing’s recent blunders.
5 Stories to Watch Next Week: Nationwide protests, riots following George Floyd’s death; US economy slowly improves as states reopen; OPEC, Russia to discuss extending oil production cuts; Trump directs Pentagon to remove troops from Germany; and Lawmakers in 8 countries form anti-China alliance.
Newt discusses the challenges America is facing with the nationwide protests.
As the United States copes with the aftermath of the horrific killing of George Floyd by police in Minnesota and the massive protests that came after, we must not forget our previous crisis – the COVID-19 pandemic.
Likely Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has had a long career. He has around 40 years of political involvement, which grants time for evolution. His stances today are not what they were, and it could be commendable.
‘This is a war against America,’ says Newt Gingrich discussing how President Trump should handle violent riots breaking out in major U.S. cities
Anti-Israel activists are blaming the Jewish state for George Floyd’s death, invoking antisemitic conspiracy theories to make their cases.
If we saw this level of violence by an attack from ISIS or Al Qaeda, we would understand that we are engaged in an act of war. This is an act of civil war, and the enemies of American civilization have to be defeated decisively and permanently.
Even today, people seem to have forgotten that, at least in the short to medium run, North Korea poses arguably the greatest threat to the US, its interests, and its allies. (China is the great long-term strategic threat.) After all, the North has nuclear weapons, could theoretically defeat the US in war, and is ruled by a dictator who is strange and unpredictable.
Since 2009, Khamenei has spread antisemitic poison on Twitter, so him tweeting against Israel is nothing new. Over the past 11 days, however, his anti-Israel tweets have been especially prolific and egregious, showcasing blatant examples of antisemitism.
