Ivanka Trump in Berlin as Merkel Seeks White House Conduit

Ivanka and Donald Trump. (Photographer: Molly Riley/Pool via Bloomberg)

 

• U.S. first daughter meeting German leader at women’s summit
• ‘Typical Merkel’ move to identify back channel to Trump

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While Angela Merkel and Ivanka Trump don’t have a lot in common, Germany’s chancellor is seeking out President Donald Trump’s daughter as a back channel to moderate his views. Merkel was impressed with Ivanka Trump’s seriousness on global issues when they first met at the White House in March, and hopes she’ll be a conduit for influence, according to three German government officials.

The Russia-China Axis Is Here and It’s Changing the World

As the article correctly points out, there is no political solution to a spiritual problem, which is why such things as an “Article V” movement will never succeed. It’s too little, too late.

 

 

The types of headlines that would have seemed strange 50 or 15 or even five years ago have now become commonplace: “Time to Take the Russia-China Axis Seriously” (Diplomat, November 4), “Putin Accelerates Turn to China” (Courcy’s Intelligence, November 7), “Why Chinese-Russian Friendship Is Here to Stay” (Foreign Affairs, October 29).

We’ve been looking for this seismic geopolitical event for half a century. And now, somewhat suddenly, it has arrived.