David P. Goldman, Asia Times: Europe, Japan, China and Russia line up against US
Investment patterns are shifting in response to America’s new assertiveness
The United States starts a tariff war with China. Japan and Germany jump at the chance to gain market share in China’s booming auto industry and boost their capacity in China, the world’s fastest-growing passenger car market.
The United States imposes sanctions on Turkey. Germany announces that it will offer economic aid to Turkey, Qatar pledges $15 billion in new investment and a $3 billion foreign exchange swap line, and Chinese banks provide billions of dollars in new loans to the cash-strapped Turks. Chinese commentators declare that crisis is a great opportunity to integrate Turkey into China’s “One Belt, One Road” strategy.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- August 22, 2018
Great Strategic Rivalries: The Return of Geopolitics -- James Lacey, The Strategy Bridge
Was the Pre-Trump World Normal or Abnormal? -- Victor Davis Hanson, NRO
China's biggest risk may be its property market — not the trade war -- Evelyn Cheng, CNBC
Is China Increasing Its Military Presence in Syria? -- The Diplomat
Analyst: Kim Jong Un's anger during factory visit a sign of building pressure -- Elizabeth Shim, UPI
Tragedy of Korean divided families captured on camera -- Andrew Salmon, Asia Times
A Big Mistake: South Korea’s Moon Jae-in Rushes to Unify Country -- Gordon G. Chang, National Interest
US commander says South Korea not ready to lead alliance in war -- Andrew Salmon, Asia Times
How should the world respond to South Africa’s illiberal turn? -- Marian L. Tupy, CAPX
The right way to sanction Putin’s Russia -- William Courtney, Reuters
First Greece, Now Turkey? Is Turkey entering a deep financial crisis just as Greece exits one? -- Carsten Hesse, The Globalist
Greece: How are youth coping as years of austerity comes to end? -- John Psaropoulos, Al Jazeera
Germany’s Foreign Minister Just Proposed a Way to Skirt U.S. Sanctions -- Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic
How America's Wars Have Created Piles of Debt (And Little Strategic Benefit) -- Jacob Heilbrunn, National Interest
History Shows Impeaching Trump Won't Be Easy -- Robert W. Merry, National Interest
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Berlin and Beijing will fight to the bitter end to preserve their mammoth trade advantages with the USA. Just yesterday Germany announced it had for the 3rd straight year the largest trade surplus in the world. Thanks in part to the USA.
Now the Trump Admin inherited a $21trillion federal debt and colossal $440 billion annual trade deficit. That’s terminal sickness. So he attacks the problem from a diplomatic, economic and military angle. Military in the sense NATO Europe better pay up. Germany and Japan are as exposed to hostile nations as any country in the world. So they want to stick it to the USA then trump is the man to stick it to Japan and Germanys security.
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