Curt Mills, National Interest: The Congressional Assault On Trump’s War Powers
McConnell's amendment rebuking Trump is approved by the Senate.
“Trump will be remembered for overseeing a dramatic weakening of the presidency—it’ll be back to Andrew Johnson days,” a prominent conservative close to the White House says.
Such is the sentiment among many of the president’s allies who back his proposed withdrawal in Syria and pullback in Afghanistan. The president, albeit inconsistently, has his priorities. But he is routinely stymied by his own knife-fighting subordinates and fellow partisans in Congress.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 31, 2019
Lebanon’s rival factions form new cabinet to salvage sinking economy -- Alison Tahmizian Meuse, Asia Times
Countering China’s Expanding Global Access -- Mike Gallagher, RCD
The Afghan scenario is far from gloomy -- M.K. Bhadrakumar, Asia Times
Why the Afghanistan Peace Process Requires an American Exodus -- Daniel R. DePetris, National Interest
Modi's India Doubles Down on Hindu Nationalism -- Max Frost, National Interest
Why Joseph Kabila Lost the Election -- Mvemba Phezo Dizolele, CSIS
A Brotherly Takeover: Could Russia Annex Belarus? -- Moscow Times
Europe in pieces: Where voters disagree -- Ryan Heath, Arnau Busquets Guàrdia, Hanne Cokelaere and Hanna Pawelec, Politico
Mexico’s Drug War -- Brianna Lee, Danielle Renwick, and Rocio Cara Labrador, Council on Foreign Relations
Are Colombian security forces out of control? -- Juan Manuel Santos, DW
Europe Has a Role to Play in Venezuela -- Dita Charanzová, RCW
Venezuela's slow coup continues -- George Ciccariello-Maher, Al Jazeera
Guaidó is brave. But Venezuela’s elite will not be easily overthrown -- Omar Lugo, The Guardian
Dissenting Opinions: On an Intervention in Venezuela -- George Friedman and Jacob L. Shapiro, Geopolitical Futures
Globalisation Has Faltered -- The Economist
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