Trump's proudly self-centered foreign policy has already made the world less safe, and the danger will outlast his presidency
President Trump with Kim Jong-un inside the demilitarized zone separating South and North Korea on June 30, 2019. Photo: Handout/Getty Images President Trump’s reelection team and his mainstream detractors share a surprising message: Look, no global security crises! His side takes credit for this. Just wait, his opponents say — better put the adults back in charge before something bad happens.
After even Trump’s biggest fans, and all supporters of peace on the Korean Peninsula, gave up the hope that some huge deal was forthcoming, the two leaders’ dialogue was still, we said, lowering the temperature and thus keeping Americans safe. Kim was, as Trump has reminded us over and over, no longer testing missiles that could reach the United States. At least some humanitarian exchanges — from returning the remains of U.S. servicemen to a joint North-South Olympic team — were occurring.
But Seoul is vulnerable on multiple fronts right now. One of the great achievements of U.S. diplomacy after World War II was to help Japan and South Korea reconcile sufficiently to foster economic and security cooperation and not restart conflict. Japan’s brutality as a colonial power from 1910 to 1945 is still intensely resented in Korea.
And Pyongyang isn’t the only power considering destabilizing military developments. Last month, during joint Russian-Chinese military exercises , a Russian military aircraft entered South Korean airspace twice.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
The rise of US proxy warfare and death of diplomacyThe US president Donald Trump has pledged not to repeat the disastrous foreign policy decisions of his predecessors, but that doesn't make his war doctrine less dangerous, especially for civilians.
Leer más »
Golf: Course record 63 lifts Matsuyama to halfway lead at BMWHideki Matsuyama had one of the best putting days of his career to take the half...
Leer más »
Guatemala’s president-elect promises “sufficient testosterone”At 40%, turnout for Guatemala’s presidential election was the lowest this century
Leer más »
Should America rule out first use of nuclear weapons?If introduced, Elizabeth Warren's No First Use policy would reverse over seven decades of nuclear thinking
Leer más »
Democrats torch Trump failures on rural digital divideSeveral presidential hopefuls are pledging tens of billions of dollars for high-speed internet access in rural America, seeking to seize on discontent among parts of Donald Trump's base.
Leer más »