Posted on 01/17/2020 12:58:01 PM PST by edwinland
A year and a half into Donald Trumps presidency, Henry Kissinger set out a theory. I think Trump may be one of those figures in history who appears from time to time to mark the end of an era and to force it to give up its old pretences, he told the Financial Times. It doesnt necessarily mean that he knows this, or that he is considering any great alternative. It could just be an accident. A term has been coined to describe this notion: Ryan Evans of War on the Rocks calls them Trumportunities. It is the idea that, whether by accident or design, Trump creates chances to solve long-running international problems that a conventional leader would not. His bellicose isolationist agenda, for instance, might already be forcing Europe to confront its geopolitical weakness; China, its need for a lasting economic settlement with the U.S.; and countries throughout the Middle East, the limits of their power. The presidents erratic behavior might be doing something else as well, something even more fundamental. Through a combination of instinct, temperament, and capriciousness, Trump may be reminding the world of the reality of international relations: Raw military and economic power still matter more than anything elseso long as those who hold them are prepared to use them.
(Excerpt) Read more at theatlantic.com ...
Someone said, “When the time is right, the teacher will appear.”
One of those quotes that lots of people know and no one really knows who coined the phrase. It doesn’t matter
Thanks for the mention. They slipped that one by me.
I think I heard of it a few times.
Actually, I don’t. I wasn’t exposed to it’s articles much back then.
A lot of respected firms went down hill.
Then again, the NYT and WP were sucking big time even then.
All I know is Trump promised us so much winning, that we we’re gonna get tired of it.
Keep winning, Mr. President! Ah, don’t feel no-ways tired!
Its “The Atlantic” and one of their writers/contributors, JIM. Don’t expect the truth, sanity, or rationality from any Trump hater”.
Yep - I decided to scan the article and it doesn’t match the headline at all...skill greatly enhances “luck” and intellectual-agility enhances one’s “stumbling” abilities...
They never ever stop lying. Not even human anymore.
Dang! KissingHer’s still alive? Wouldn’t he be like 110 by now or something?
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