FPI / July 5, 2020 Commentary by Lee Cohen Wednesday’s announcement of the start of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is a major accomplishment for the Trump administration — fulfilling its promise to modernize the way trade agreements are written — as well as a major economic boost for our continent. Along with frustration over […]
FPI / May 31, 2020 Commentary by Lee Cohen With China’s transgressions piling up, U.S. and allied leadership are rising to the occasion to assert opposition. This is particularly apparent in the digital arena, where unchecked Chinese technological presence could spell disaster for global network security. Last week, the Trump administration applied new sanctions against […]
FPI / May 26, 2020 Commentary by Lee Cohen In a welcome shift of policy that affects the “Special Relationship” between the U.S. and its greatest ally, the UK, Britain announced over the weekend that “Boris Johnson has instructed officials to draw up plans that would see China’s involvement in the UK’s infrastructure scaled down […]
FPI / May 18, 2020 Commentary by Lee Cohen Brexit is happening. The UK is currently in an official transition period leading up to its complete divorce from the European Union. During this phase, which lasts until the end of 2020, Britain is “no longer a member of the EU but continues to be subject […]
FPI / May 8, 2020 Commentary by Lee Cohen Many world leaders including those in the U.S., the UK, and Australia are calling for inquiries and punitive actions against what British author Charles Moore calls “a Chinese system of governmental, scientific and intellectual control whose secretiveness and mendacity have created the most sudden and widespread […]
Special to WorldTribune , April 9, 2020 Commentary by Lee Cohen When Boris Johnson was in intensive care, Americans from President Donald Trump on down wished him a full and rapid recovery, not only because the Prime Minister, who was born in NYC, is a stalwart friend of the U.S., but because the fate of […]
Special to WorldTribune , April 6, 2020 Commentary by Lee Cohen The world’s leading economies have been saddled so far with costs from the coronavirus pandemic nearing $4 trillion and China must be pursued for its role in the crisis. A reset of relations with the communist behemoth is urgently required and there will surely […]
Special to WorldTribune , March 16, 2020 Commentary by Lee Cohen Reading the apocalyptic headlines concerning coronavirus, one feels like we are staring into the abyss. At a time of crisis like this, we need to trust those we have put in authority, scientific experts in the field, and take encouragement from those who guided […]
Special to WorldTribune , March 8, 2020 Commentary by Lee Cohen In comparison to his Democrat rivals, President Donald Trump is the personification of acuity and vigor. Doddering Joe Biden is so addled, he publicly confuses everyone from world leaders to family members. While Bernie Sanders appears more compos mentis (aside from political ideologies) than […]
