The American president is among the weakest institutional leaders in Euro-American civilization.
Whoever wins the election, certain massive shifts in the U.S. party structure have become visible.
When the US and Russia are engaged in a country it is certainly not something to dismiss out of hand.
Structurally, there is a coalition of elites in Russia to whom Putin must answer.
Since the late 1990s, there have been three stress points that have borne down ever harder on Turkey.
With 35 million people, Canada is only the 39th most populated country and ranks 230th in terms of population density.
The American Revolution was won only because the colonies used extensive diplomacy and alliance building.
The Chinese are reforming their military along American lines.
The Russians are trying to convince their public that Russia is returning to “great power” status.
The European Union’s eastern bloc finds the ongoing refugee crisis annoying but is far more worried about Russia.