Trump has been utterly inept in dealing with China. But, there might be one small silver lining to that. His stupidity, and China’s aggressiveness, may be pushing China towards the USA. From Foreign Affairs: China Is Losing India, A Clash in the Himalayas Will Push New Delhi Toward Washington

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This is very scary. Both are nuclear powers. From the Washington Post: The drums of war in Asia grow louder

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So I ran across an interesting term a year or so back, “The Anglosphere.” What this is, basically, is the English-speaking nations of the world considered as a single social, economic, and political grouping—i.e., Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. Why I find the Anglosphere interesting politically is that at least some…

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