It’s not a situation amenable to Trump’s traditional approach of clumsy, heavy-handed pressure.
Ukraine
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Trump and Ukraine: Today Outlines of Peace, Tomorrow Who Knows
Are we any closer to a peace deal in Ukraine after the latest White House meetings with Zelensky and European leaders?
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Putin’s Poodle
Today on TAP: One silver lining: new unity and resolve on the part of democratic Europe
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Germany Finally Gets Over Austerity
Nothing like a military crisis to break the fetish for balanced budgets.
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Cracks in the Wall
Today on TAP: Opposition to Trump is growing. That will embolden more opposition.
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The Coherence in Trump’s Incoherence
Today on TAP: You could be forgiven, based on his recent behavior, for concluding that Trump is completely incoherent. Let’s look a little deeper.
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Trump’s Politics of Cruelty
Will it be one more source of division, or will Trump’s sadism unite Americans against him?
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Show a Little Respect for the Don
Today on TAP: Trump’s Mafia treatment of Zelensky, Republican complicity, and Europe’s awakening
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Hey, America: Here Are Our New Allies!
Today on TAP: Trump swaps democracies for the tin-pot tyrants of what he’s termed ‘shithole nations.’
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Not So Fast on Ukraine
Today on TAP: Trump’s pitiful pivot to Putin has awakened two sleeping giants—Republican opposition and European unity.