... March, Trump’s chief economic advisor Gary Cohn left the administration. Cohn had criticized the protectionist slant in the president’s policy, in particular his decision to introduce customs duties on aluminium and steel imports.
The Dismissal of Rex Tillerson
The process of approving Tillerson’s candidacy in the Senate in January 2017 was not easy. The main accusation against him was his links with Russia. The former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Exxon Mobil, who had been developing business ties with Russia and was awarded the Russian Order of Friendship, was considered one of President Vladimir ...
1) US officials have said that they will start
tough
and frank dialogue with Russia. They have also said that as relations are at their lowest point since the cold war that from there they can only get better. Where could this dialogue lead and does Russia have any appetite for concessions before the upcoming presidential elections next spring?
I do not think that the Kremlin has an appetite for concessions to the new US Administration, but there is an apparent interest in trying to improve the...
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While India’s outreach towards Iran makes sense, it needs to watch out for is Trump’s administration towards Iran. The US President during his campaign speeches had openly spoken about scrapping the nuclear agreement. Both his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary, James Mattis categorically stated that this was not possible. While the International Atomic Energy Agency’s latest assessment, unequivocally states, that Iran has stuck to the commitment it made, Trump’s Secretary ...
We are Crazy, so Waltz Me Around Again Willy!
A few weeks ago, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson proclaimed the ending of the doctrine of strategic patience with rogue regimes like nuclear North Korea. At the U.N., however, he seemed to be suggesting we can seek a resolution of the crisis through economic pressure and diplomacy. In ...
... the case of China-U.S. relations. At the same time, economy is the basis upon which relations between countries are built. Trade between Russia and the U.S. has dropped from $43 billion (2011) to $20 billion. This is due to objective factors (i.e. the USA’s lack of interest in Russia’s dominance as an exporter of natural resources) and subjective factors (i.e. sanctions on Russia). Even though the near future is not as bright, there is certain potential, first and foremost in trade as in Russia ...
... continue, people are dying, and radicals of all stripes celebrate just another victories.
In these conditions, the very fact of Rex Tillerson's visit to Moscow can already be perceived as an uncommon event. His British counterpart Boris Johnson demonstratively ... ... Russian-American relations to the background. Now it will be much more difficult to put them into separate "baskets". Mutual accusations and accusations against Syria increase the discontent of both capitals on such issues as intermediate and shorter range ...
... Russia and the West. It was a very general, but rather substantive discussion, obviously it was the first contact and Mr. Rex Tillerson is just getting into the shoes of his new capacity. We discussed the possibility of personal meeting and have ... ...?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Sergey Lavrov:</strong> I believe that these absolutely groundless accusations—at least I haven’t seen a single fact that this was substantiated. I believe these accusations were used ...
