Russia

Conflict is the watchword for what I'm seeing in the US now. Though the US is settling trade disputes with allies, the tension internally and with geopolitical rivals Russia and China has increased. In the case of China, I would look at…

I want to run something by you that has been on my mind since Saturday because it hits on some of the themes I have been writing about in my journalism and media posts for the past couple of months. Suspension of disbelief and troll…

Since the failed military coup d'etat in Turkey two years ago, the relationship between Turkey's President Erdogan and his western NATO alliance partners has been strained.

Recent policy decisions show the Trump Administration has been more bold, and perhaps more unpredictable as well.

I think we need to follow this issue. It is a perfect intersection of energy security, foreign policy and financial issues that are very important for Europe and the US.

Trump is not merely a loudmouth, making enemies of America's allies. He is trying to muscle out Vladimir Putin and his Nord Stream 2 pipeline so that US oil and gas companies can benefit.

As Trade War Heats Up, Biggest Currency Whales Make Their Move - Great article. Central banks are starting to diversify away from the US dollar. Many Wall Street strategists now see the euro as a viable alternative. My view: this shift…

The Fed will play a key role in 2018 if the US economy slows. But the real unknown is geopolitical, much of it driven by Donald Trump. As Trump's poll numbers have remained low, as the stock market has begun to falter and Republican…

As Donald Trump attempts to make wholesale shifts in American domestic and foreign policy, there are bound to be winners and losers economically and politically. Leading German government representatives from Sigmar Gabriel to Frank Walter…

A few weeks ago I was writing about a likely pivot away from China toward Russia in the Trump administration. And my conclusion was that a violent pivot created a lot of unknown unknowns - to use a Rumsfeld phrase. It is the uncertainty and…