Category: Saudi Arabi

Biden Nominates Elliott Abrams to Public Diplomacy Commission

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Abrams led the Trump administration’s failed regime change effort in Venezuela and covered up atrocities in Latin American in the 1980s

Biden Nominates Elliott Abrams to Public Diplomacy Commission

Waiting to see if Abrams’ nomination is resisted as much as it was back when Trump nominated him! ☠️

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Like a bad Pennywise, Elliott Abrams could bring a taste of Iran-Contra to Venezuela

TGIF: “America First” Need Not Be Antiwar

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Today’s Trump-inspired “America First” faction cannot be counted on to be consistently noninterventionist and antiwar. That it may lean that way because its chief rival faction is so enthusiastic about foreign adventurism is hardly a firm assurance that it will remain antiwar in the future.

TGIF: “America First” Need Not Be Antiwar

*Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are solely those of the author and may or may not reflect those of Ms. Cat’s Chronicles.

Scoop: Netanyahu sees upside to China’s growing involvement in Middle East

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently said in a classified briefing to Israeli lawmakers that China’s growing involvement in the Middle East “could be useful” because it “will compel” the U.S. to increase its engagement in the region, two Israeli officials who attended the meeting told Axios.

Scoop: Netanyahu sees upside to China’s growing involvement in Middle East

Abbas visits China as Beijing seeks to grow influence in the Middle East

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Beijing this week to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, becoming the first Arab leader to visit China this year.

Abbas visits China as Beijing seeks to grow influence in the Middle East

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China, Palestine upgrade ties to ‘milestone’ strategic partnership

China and Palestine: No To ‘Piecemeal Crisis Management’

Where is the political courage of yesteryear?

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Are We Back to Nuclear Brinkmanship for Good?

In his speech last week, Sullivan said the world was at an “inflection point” that demanded “new strategies for achieving the same goal we’ve held since the Cold War: Reduce the risk of nuclear conflict.” Instead, we seem to be inching inexorably back toward a time when, as Kennedy commented 60 years ago, any “two men, sitting on opposite sides of the world, [can] decide to bring an end to civilization.”

*Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are solely those of the author and may or may not reflect those of Ms. Cat’s Chronicles.