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To say Donald Trump is something of an “enigma” is perhaps too elaborate an adjective to describe his manner. Indeed, he is at times hard to fathom about why he says and does things.

Under Putin the Orthodox Church has largely resumed its pre-1917 role as the moral anchor of society. This elicits not only political opposition but a genuine and heartfelt hatred from the postmodern elites of an increasingly post-Christian West.

In times of uncertainty and political fluidity the need for stability is paramount. The public is concerned over the future in degrees higher than usual.

There is no rational US interest to establish a space military or to create a global sanction against Iran, but it is clear that the Trump Administration does not care much for genuine interests.

Merkel had to accept her defeat if only to try and live another day. She won’t go quietly and will hold back any progress she can on border security and normalization of relations with Russia.

Here’s a simple rule of thumb, which helps understand NATO’s behavior: Every time the US-led bloc accuses Russia of doing something you know it's doing it itself.

If the room for substance is really not so great, is there any point to the meeting at all? Well … Yes, it delivers a kick in the pants to the Anglo-Establishment that has put every obstacle in the way of such a meeting.

There is clearly a disinclination on the part of the Trump Administration to support multinational bodies. Complete withdrawal from the United Nations is not unthinkable.

Obama unleashed series of catastrophic foreign national security policies that sent the world careening to the brink of nuclear war and inflicted needless suffering on scores of millions of people.

If Trump wants the US to have any say in the future of the Middle East he needs to get off his high horse now and begin crafting a real solution for Syria which stabilizes the country.