Donlad Trump – the De-Globalizer?

What if, considering the motion towards peoples’ new self-determination, Trump’s amok run, his jumping from chaos to more chaos, to the sanction game no end – punishing, or threatening friends and foes alike, will lead to a genuine de-globalization of the world?

Peter Koenig
By Peter Koenig
Attendees walk past cut-out figures of President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka at a booth for the satirical comic book series "Trump's Titans" during Preview Night of the 2018 Comic-Con International at the San Diego Convention Center, Wednesday, July 18, 2018, in San Diego. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Looks like Trump is running amok with his “trading policies”. Not only has he upset the European Union – which doesn’t deserve any better, frankly, for having been and still being submissive vassals against the will of by now 90% of Europeans; but he has also managed to get China into a fury. Well, for China it is really not that important, because

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Pakistan: We Won’t Tolerate Drone Strikes On Our Soil

The announcement came after news that the Trump Administration is looking to take a “hard line” toward Pakistan, including launching a new drone campaign.

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz
In this Dec. 29, 2010, file photo, Pakistani villagers carry the shrouded casket of a person reportedly killed by a US drone attack in Pakistani tribal area of Mir Ali along the Afghanistan border, during his funeral in Bannu, Pakistan. (AP Photo)

Pakistan’s Foreign Office has issued a statement today warning that they will not tolerate drone strikes inside their territory and that they view such attacks as a violation of their national sovereignty. This is not an unusual statement for Pakistan to make, but the timing is noteworthy. On the one hand, this comes just three days after

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Soros Says EU In ‘Existential Crisis’, Needs To Be Reinvented To Survive

Speaking at the Brussels Economic Forum, the billionaire investor said the EU had “lost its momentum.”

ZeroHedge.com
By ZeroHedge.com
Soros Fund Management Chairman George Soros speaks at the Nicolas Berggruen Conference in Berlin, Germany, Oct. 30, 2012. (AP/Thomas Peter)

Commenting on the current state of the European experiment, George Soros warned the European Union has plunged it into an existential crisis as a result of "dysfunctional" institutions and austerity mandates and will require the bloc to reinvent itself to survive. Speaking at the Brussels Economic Forum, the billionaire investor said the EU had

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Supreme Court Ruling: President Sets US Stance On Jerusalem — Not Congress

Washington and the broader international community have never recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and its final status is one of the thorniest issues in the Middle East peace process.

IMEMC News
By IMEMC News

The American president rather than Congress has authority to decide policy on matters of sovereignty such as the US stance on the status of Jerusalem, the Supreme Court ruled Monday. The top court was called to rule on the matter after lawmakers passed a law allowing the passports of Jerusalem-born US citizens to record their birthplace as

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The TPP Threatens A Free And Open Internet

With legislation to fast-track the Trans-Pacific Partnership looking all but certain to pass, MintPress explores an often overlooked aspect of the secretive trade pact: how it benefits copyright holders at the expense of personal Internet freedom.

Sean Nevins
By Sean Nevins
Protest urge the Indian government to refrain from signing the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement, in New Delhi, India, they are concerned that the agreement will impose severe restrictions on the Indian generic drugs manufacturers and will raise the price of life saving drugs severely, affecting thousands across the globe who can only barely afford the Indian made generic drugs. Placard reads "Patent and greed leads to death."

Protesters urge the Indian government to refrain from signing the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement, in New Delhi, India, they are concerned that the agreement will impose severe restrictions on the Indian generic drugs manufacturers and will raise the price of life saving drugs severely, affecting thousands across the globe who can only barely

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Pakistan Summons US Envoy Over Drone Strike

Pakistan’s new government lodged a protest over a U.S. drone strike that was said to have killed seven.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

ISLAMABAD — Just days after taking power, Pakistan's new government lodged a protest with the U.S. and summoned a top American envoy Saturday to vent its anger over a U.S. drone strike that was said to have killed seven militants. The move bolstered expectations that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's government will, at least publicly, take a much

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