1. Donald Trump is America’s Boris Yeltsin. What The Two Presidents Have In Common
- Author:
- Nikolay Pakhomov
- Publication Date:
- 08-2017
- Content Type:
- Commentary and Analysis
- Institution:
- Rethinking Russia
- Abstract:
- When US President Trump on August 2 signed a bill that reinforces and expands to some extent sanctions on Moscow, the anti-Russian campaign emerged somewhat divorced from real policy-making. The bill has clarified the Congress position on the matter, with the ongoing investigation into Trump’s and his acolytes’ alleged ties with Russia shifting public attention to the legal aspect. While lambasting Trump, some intellectuals seek to establish nominal correlations between the US president and Russia and to draw historical parallels between the two countries. This clearly creative approach on the part of experts and pundits produces remarkable results.
- Topic:
- Foreign Policy, History, Donald Trump, and Boris Yeltsin
- Political Geography:
- Russia, Eurasia, North America, and United States of America