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Harlan Ullman

Dr Harlan Ullman is Chairman of two private companies; senior adviser at the Atlantic Council; and Distinguished Senior Fellow and Visiting Professor at the US Naval War College in Newport Rhode Island.  He can be reached @harlankullman on Twitter.

The guns and yuan of August

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Here is a simple question that could determine who becomes president in 2020. In 1980, Ronald Reagan asked Americans if they were better off than four years before. The answer helped him trounce Jimmy Carter.Today, are America and her allies safer or more secure than two years ago? The answer must be a resounding no!One hundred and five ago, the guns of August erupted starting World War I. … [Read more...] about The guns and yuan of August

The CNN democratic carnival debate

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Last week, CNN produced two made for television carnival shows mistakenly called Democratic Presidential Debates. While not always presidential in conduct, almost certainly one of the twenty carnival contestants will be the next Democratic nominee. And perhaps one will be picked for the second slot.Nor if Mr. Webster's dictionary counts, could this carnival be declared a debate at least with a … [Read more...] about The CNN democratic carnival debate

Brexit Boris and impeachment don

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and American President Donald Trump are facing 21st century political variants of Waterloo, the monumental battle that Wellington won and Napoleon lost. For Boris, it is Brexit. For Trump it is impeachment. Both are virtually inevitable.Johnson's first week in office has certainly set his government on a course for leaving the European Union on October 31st … [Read more...] about Brexit Boris and impeachment don

Boris at number 10: morning or mourning in Britain?

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London, England: On Thursday, Boris Johnson travelled to Buckingham Palace to ask the queen's permission to form a new government. It was granted. And for Mr. Johnson, the challenges may not be as daunting as Churchill faced in 1940. But they will be every bit as difficult as those confronting Margaret Thatcher forty years ago.Brexit tops the list. However, Britain faces a crisis in the Gulf … [Read more...] about Boris at number 10: morning or mourning in Britain?

Will the sun ever set on Great Britain?

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Windsor Castle, England: While the French were celebrating Bastille Day, Sunday, July 14th was a remarkable day for Great Britain. Both the Wimbledon tennis championship and the World Cricket finals were being played in London. In America, this would amount to the World Series and Super Bowl being held on the same day in New York or Washington.At Wimbledon, the world series of tennis, in a … [Read more...] about Will the sun ever set on Great Britain?

Proportionate responses do not work!

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For one of the few times in his presidency, Donald Trump drew bipartisan support for his last minute decision not to retaliate against Iran for shooting down a $220 million Navy Triton drone last week. The president said that the likelihood of some 150 Iranians being killed in a counter-attack was not a "proportionate" response for destroying an unmanned drone. His top advisors recommended … [Read more...] about Proportionate responses do not work!

War in the Gulf: the Trump movie ( satire)

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News Flash: Ivanka Trump reportedly has just bought the rights to the James Bond movies and a new production company called Twenty-First Century Trump. Speculation abounds that Ms. Trump has hired a dream creative team rumored to include former Trump staffers Steve Bannon; Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort on special leave from prison; Michael Flynn; and led by Sarah Sanders. Wikileaks has released … [Read more...] about War in the Gulf: the Trump movie ( satire)

The wrong ‘ism’s’ are the enemy

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For at least a century and a half, "ism's" have been the enemy of Western democracies. That continues today but, sadly, in a far different and dangerous way. Republicans and Democrats are weaponizing two "isms," "socialism" and "capitalism," and sending them into political battle. The nation as a whole will be the loser.At the end of the 19th century, "anarchism" and "nihilism" were the … [Read more...] about The wrong ‘ism’s’ are the enemy

D-Day seventy five years ago

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Today, hundreds of dignitaries are gathering around Normandy, the site of the allied landing in France that took place seventy-five years ago known as Operation Overlord. At first light on June 6th, 1944, approximately 140-160,000 allied troops stormed ashore at five landing sites: Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno and Sword.The invasion fleet of largely civilian and naval transports numbered about … [Read more...] about D-Day seventy five years ago

When do intractable issue become existential?

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Many “democracies” face similar conundrums that could pose an existential danger to their future political coherence. This is not a new phenomenon. Nazi Germany could never reconcile its ambitions for “lebensraum” with reality and ultimately was crushed. The Soviet Union imploded because of an irrational political system.Today, Brexit is an existential threat to the coherence of Great Britain … [Read more...] about When do intractable issue become existential?