Foreign Policy | The Lonely Realist

18 Feb Ask Cassandra

Posted at 14:40h in Economics, Foreign Policy, General, International Relations, Politics, Society 0 Comments

"Never invoke the gods unless you really want them to appear. It annoys them very much." -- Gilbert K. Chesterton TLR over the last four years has repeatedly looked to Cassandra to provide insights into some of the more challenging issues facing America. For example, in...

12 Nov “The Changing World Order”

Posted at 14:13h in Foreign Policy, General, International Relations, Society 0 Comments

“Although many pessimists hear echoes of the 1930s …, 2022 is not 1939.” – The Lonely Realist A TLR theme has been to highlight parallels between the Great Depression decade and the decade following the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). The former served as a prelude to...

24 Sep The Ukraine Catastrophe

Posted at 13:42h in Foreign Policy, International Relations, Politics 0 Comments

Question: “What will Putin do next?” Answer: “Putin will continue to escalate. He has superior resources and options.” – The Lonely Realist Ukraine and Russia are wrestling back-and-forth in a test of resources and wills. That contest is unlikely to end in a stalemate, a ceasefire and...

03 Sep Secrets Exposed by Affidavit: What it Means for America

Posted at 14:18h in Foreign Policy, Politics, Society 0 Comments

“Is Donald Trump a Compromiser of American Secrets? Criminal implications be damned! Fallout from the Mar-a-Lago Papers will weaken America and strengthen its enemies.” – The Lonely Realist The DOJ Affidavit isn't about Donald Trump. It's not about affidavits. It's about the exposure of America's poorly-protected...

26 Mar That Great Sucking Sound

Posted at 14:38h in Foreign Policy, General, International Relations, Society 0 Comments

“The West needs to adopt a 21st Century strategy to address the economic, political and military fallout from the Ukrainian War.” – The Lonely Realist That great sucking sound you’ve been hearing is America being drawn back into the international arena. Should American leadership again falter,...

18 Feb Ask Cassandra

12 Nov “The Changing World Order”

24 Sep The Ukraine Catastrophe

03 Sep Secrets Exposed by Affidavit: What it Means for America

26 Mar That Great Sucking Sound

Nationalizing America’s Debts

Silicon Valley Bank

Arsenal of Democracy

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