Various academics have pointed out that the world has shifted from of a period of unusual stability into what it normally is, chaos and unpredicability. They say we should not expect to return to this lost predictability for the foreseeable future.
Your article suggests as such. The liberal order is over.
My preference/hope is for any modicum of stability where people can build confidence, respect and trust in one another, no matter how small. No doubt new centers of this stability will arise. Lets hope they grow in strength and take greater and greater hold.
Concluding, it seems as though Trump will give Netanyahu a blank cheque on the West Bank. Biden, despite his many short comings, would not have been that cavalier
In terms of his policy for the Middle East it will not change. He has already made deals with Israel in terms of the West Bank. It will be no different from Biden
As an outsider, the Muslim shift to Trump helped seal his victory. True, his first term suggested a minimal, war-interventionalist approach. But I fear the Muslim electorate fell for the trap... being aware of the devil they knew at the time (Biden), they did not see the one far worse, blinded in short-sighted, naive optimism.
The evidence was/is in plain sight. The major pillar of Trump's support is the nationalist, Christian, religious right that is extremely pro-Zionist. We knew Trump would reward them. These folk pray for the return of all Jews to Israel, the reconstruction of the temple (what would happen to the Dome of the Rock?), the conversion of all Jews to Christianity and the final return of Christ. Why would you ally yourself with such voters via a man who constantly lies through his mouth?
When one goes to the polls one can vote idealistically or strategically. At times, the choices are agonizingly impossible. You are forced to vote for the lesser of two evils.
A great thought provoking article, thanks.
Various academics have pointed out that the world has shifted from of a period of unusual stability into what it normally is, chaos and unpredicability. They say we should not expect to return to this lost predictability for the foreseeable future.
Your article suggests as such. The liberal order is over.
My preference/hope is for any modicum of stability where people can build confidence, respect and trust in one another, no matter how small. No doubt new centers of this stability will arise. Lets hope they grow in strength and take greater and greater hold.
Concluding, it seems as though Trump will give Netanyahu a blank cheque on the West Bank. Biden, despite his many short comings, would not have been that cavalier
In terms of his policy for the Middle East it will not change. He has already made deals with Israel in terms of the West Bank. It will be no different from Biden
As an outsider, the Muslim shift to Trump helped seal his victory. True, his first term suggested a minimal, war-interventionalist approach. But I fear the Muslim electorate fell for the trap... being aware of the devil they knew at the time (Biden), they did not see the one far worse, blinded in short-sighted, naive optimism.
The evidence was/is in plain sight. The major pillar of Trump's support is the nationalist, Christian, religious right that is extremely pro-Zionist. We knew Trump would reward them. These folk pray for the return of all Jews to Israel, the reconstruction of the temple (what would happen to the Dome of the Rock?), the conversion of all Jews to Christianity and the final return of Christ. Why would you ally yourself with such voters via a man who constantly lies through his mouth?
When one goes to the polls one can vote idealistically or strategically. At times, the choices are agonizingly impossible. You are forced to vote for the lesser of two evils.