Germany Commits to Iran’s Economic Development, Further Proving Trump’s Sanctions Aren’t Working

Trump’s sanctions seem to be achieving the opposite effect, rather than isolation, Europe is committed to commerce with Iran.

Frank Sellers
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Iran Foreign Minister Javad Zarif arrives for a meeting of the foreign ministers from Britain, France and Germany and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, at the Europa building in Brussels, Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Major European powers sought Tuesday to keep Iran committed to a deal to prevent it from building a nuclear bomb despite deep misgivings about Tehran's Middle East politics and President Donald Trump's vehement opposition. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

Despite Trump’s best efforts to isolate Iran through the imposition of sanctions both on Iran and any government or business doing commerce with Iran, its partners in the JCPOA, which Trump unilaterally withdrew the US from a few weeks ago, are committed to preserving both the nuclear accord and their business ties with Iran. German Foreign

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Why Germany’s Public Won’t Drink the Anti-Russia Kool-Aid

Recent surveys show Germany enjoys a pronounced media literacy among citizens and a great yearning for German-Russian rapprochement.

Sergio Weigel
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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to German Chancellor Angela Merkel as they walk after a joint news conference at Putin's residence in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Friday, May 18, 2018. The meeting in Sochi is Merkel's first visit to Russia in a year and comes amid tense relations between Berlin and Moscow. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Despite “poison gas”, “barrel bombs” and “annexation” – a large part of propaganda is going nowhere in Germany. Recent surveys show a pronounced media literacy among many citizens and a great yearning for German-Russian rapprochement. The first survey of interest might be the one Forsa Institute did on behalf of RTL (private media TV) about the

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Poll: Germany Views Trump as Bigger Challenge Than N. Korea, Russia or Syria

The poll also revealed that Germans overwhelmingly see their security future as entangled with a joint European Union security force; only 9% see it as connected to the United States.

Juan Cole
بواسطة Juan Cole
An anti-war protester wears a mask showing US President Donald Trump in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 during a demonstration against nuclear weapons near the Brandenburg Gate. (AP/Michael Sohn)

Opinion -- A public opinion poll on German foreign policy carried out by the Koerber Foundation for its annual Berlin Forum has a bombshell finding: Germans are more disturbed about Trump and see relations with him as a bigger challenge than relations with North Korea, Russia, or than the Syrian Civil War. Only immigration is seen as a slightly

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Under Trump, US Favorability Rating Plummets to Historic Low

The United States was the only country to show an overall decline in Favorability in 2017.

Juan Cole
بواسطة Juan Cole
A mock U.S. flag is reflected on the eyeglasses of a protester during a rally near the venue of ASEAN summit and meetings in Manila, Philippines on Nov. 12, 2017. The group is protesting against the visit of U.S. President Donald Trump, who is currently on a trip to Asia with the Philippines as his last stop for the ASEAN leaders' summit and related summits between the regional grouping and its Dialogue Partners. (AP/Aaron Favila)

The US is usually number 1 in the German research firm Gfk’s rankings, headed up by political consultant Simon Anholt. They ask some 22,000 people around the world to rank countries on six scales. This year it fell five full places to number 6. No such fall has taken place since 2004, when Americans elected George W. Bush to a second term. And

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US Used German Airbase To Route Weapons To Rebels In Syria

All indications are that the United States never informed the German government of weapons shipments through Germany to Syra, a violation of German law.

Jason Ditz
بواسطة Jason Ditz
US Air Force airmen load cargo of the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command for deploying to Turkey at the US Air Base in Ramstein, Germany, Jan. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

New reports on the ongoing US program to arm Syria’s rebels have brought focus on several different operations. Among these is evidence that the US used the Ramstein Air Base in Germany as a route through which to ship the weapons. That’s a big problem, because all indications are that the United States never informed the German government of

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Berlin Calls For “Countermeasures” To US Sanctions Against Russia, Hints At Trade War

Critics of the US government argue the sanctions could affect European energy security and serve Washington’s economic interests – in line with the “America First” policy of President Trump.

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Berlin Calls For "Countermeasures" To US Sanctions Against Russia, Hints At Trade War

While the Pentagon may be already contemplating its next steps in the escalating conflict with Russia, which as the WSJ reported will likely involve supplying Ukraine with antitank missiles and other weaponry - a red line for the Kremlin not even the Obama administration dared to cross - there is minor matter of what to do with a suddenly furious

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