kamakazi are you the author of this? it wasn't attributed to anyone. the United States is the child of Great Britain and the extension of it influence in a matter of speaking . our ties with them will become tighter.
On Nov 12, 2016 8:36 AM, "Kamakazee" <[email protected]> wrote: > *Winners:* > > *Japan:* Within 48 hours of the polls closing, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has > already made plans to meet with Trump next Thursday in New York. Given the > stakes, that’s understandable. The US-Japan relationship will probably be > all right; Washington needs a strong regional power to counter China in > Asia, and Japan is the only one that fits the bill. > > *The Philippines:* Trump is like Rodrigo Duterte, but with the military > power to back up his brash and impulsive rhetoric. Makes Duterte look > merely eccentric in comparison. > > *Russia:* A big honking win. Then again, Russia—the star of the 2016 > election—was going to be a winner no matter how the election results turned > out. But not even Putin could have expected things to turn out so well. > > *A**rgentina:* Keeps its head down and keeps chugging along. Of major > economies in the world today, foreign policy doesn't really matter for > them. In 2016, that’s a blessing. > > *Canada:* Watch out, Canada—talented Americans coming your way. So is the > Keystone Pipeline. > > *Syria:* Trump means that Russia will have virtually free rein in the > country, or what’s left of it. Good news for Assad, who the Russians are > propping up, and for “Syria” as we know it today—at the very least it will > put an end to the fighting quicker. It’s just not the person you want to > see win. Kind of like the US presidential election that way. > > *Turkey:* Well, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will benefit from > a less engaged US administration; the Turkish people won’t. Erdogan’s > domestic crackdown on the free press and political opponents will continue, > and Trump will probably applaud him for it. > > *Losers: * > > *China:* In the long-run, Trump’s election makes China a more attractive > (and sane) destination for investment. But in the short-term, it roils > world markets and ratchets up geopolitical uncertainty—and China hates > instability. > > *Germany:* Chancellor Angela Merkel said the right things in response to > a Trump victory, but she’s got to be terrified that populism has found such > traction on both sides of the Atlantic. Germany has federal elections in > the fall, and the rabidly anti-immigrant and anti-EU Alternative fur > Deutschland looks set to capitalize on the global swell of populism. Merkel > still probably wins the chancellorship, but AfD will be a major thorn in > her side. > > *UK:* And here we thought Brexit was going to be the seismic event of > 2016. Trump’s victory get’s Britain off the hook from a PR standpoint, but > given free trade and defense issues still outstanding, an overall loser > from the impending Trump presidency. > > *France:* Similar to Germany, except Marine Le Pen and her anti-Islam > National Front are more entrenched in politics and have had years to polish > and refine their political apparatus. Presidential elections are scheduled > for this spring. > > *Brussels: *Big honking loser. No matter the chaos in Europe, Brussels > knew it at least had a nominal and predictable partner in Washington. No > longer. > > *Mexico:* Self-explanatory. An even bigger honking loser than Brussels. > > *Saudi Arabia:* The world the Saudis thought they knew continues to fall > apart. And the one thing that made them indispensable—oil—is not what it > once was. Oh, and then there’s that fickle Muslim ban. > > *Iran:* The nuclear deal will still hold in likelihood (Russia helped > negotiate it after all), but Iranians will be on the receiving end of much > spiteful rhetoric for at least four years. Not helpful when you’re trying > to reintegrate yourself into the global community. > > *USA:* While it’s too soon to tell from a domestic perspective, the US is > clearly a loser on the international stage. American global leadership/”Pax > Americana” was already waning, but if they elected the right series of > presidents, Washington could help write the next chapter of world history. > Now the Americans have a lot smaller say in what comes next. Strongly > disagree with this and the above pretty much refutes it in that leaders are > lining up to feel Trump up. > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. 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