Trump's Reverse Nixon Strategy: Bring Russia In, Shut China Out
On October 9, hours after a phone call between President Trump and President Putin, the Treasury Department issued a six-month waiver allowing Russian diesel to be sold on the global market. The stated aim is to bring down fuel prices before the November 3 midterms. But I believe the deal is more co
Source: OilPrice.com
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DW NOTE
Nixon went to China because Beijing could pressure Hanoi. Trump is courting Moscow because the Kremlin can pressure Tehran — and because realignment cuts Beijing off from its only major-power ally. Russia agreed to US-mediated Ukraine talks last week; the Strait of Hormuz remains shut until Iran's seven conditions are met. This isn't grand strategy, it's a commodity blockade dressed up as diplomacy.