Although it may be near declaring bankruptcy, Scouting’s problems go beyond the financial, deep into the problems with America’s civil culture today. What’s left of the Boy Scouts of America (now operating as Scouts BSA) is on the brink of declaring bankruptcy, according to recent news reports. With estimated assets of more than $1 billion,…
The White House has instructed the State Department to freeze over $200 million in funds earmarked for “recovery efforts” in Syria, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The report — which came a day after Trump declared in a speech that the U.S. would be quitting Syria “very soon” — is another indication the president…
Order to State Department to hold off on spending jibes with president’s call for an early exit. Syrian children and youths watching a U.S. armored-vehicle convoy pass last year on a road to Raqqa, Syria. PHOTO: HUSSEIN MALLA/ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump froze more than $200 million in funds for recovery efforts in Syria as his administration…
Bolton is only a by-product of a general policy environment in Washington continually primed to directly confront Iran. In a social media post late on March 22, Trump announced that Bolton will replace Lieutenant General HR McMaster as his chief adviser on national security beginning on April 9 [Reuters] With the appointment of John Bolton as the…
But the diplomatic process will be managed by US and Korean spy agencies. South Korean President Moon Jae-in is greeted by his supporters in Goyang, May 4, 2017. (AP Photo / Lee Jin-man) On May 7, 2017, two days before Moon Jae-in’s historic election as South Korea’s president, I interviewed the former human-rights lawyer after he spoke to…
European leaders must continue to resist US pressures to isolate Iran. Earlier this month, for the first time since the signing of the nuclear deal, Iran’s foreign minister, Javad Zarif, has blamed the EU for “appeasing” the US [Francois Lenoir/Reuters] Following the unexpected sacking of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, EU foreign affairs chief Federica…
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Tuesday ousted his secretary of state, Rex W. Tillerson, extending a shake-up of his administration, 14 months into his tumultuous presidency, and potentially transforming the nation’s economic and foreign policy. Mr. Trump announced he would replace Mr. Tillerson with Mike Pompeo, the C.I.A. director and former Tea Party congressman, who…
President Donald Trump said Saturday that North Korea has recently sought talks with the United States and that he “won’t rule out direct talks with Kim Jong Un,” the North Korean leader. “Now we’re talking. They, by the way, called up a couple of days ago, they said ‘we would like to talk,’” Trump said. “And…
This repeats story of 23 February. WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – The Trump administration and key Asian allies are preparing to expand interceptions of ships suspected of violating sanctions on North Korea, a plan that could include deploying U.S. Coast Guard forces to stop and search vessels in Asia-Pacific waters, senior U.S. officials said. Washington…