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Patrick Lawrence: Europe and the Legitimization of Deception

Patrick Lawrence: Europe and the Legitimization of Deception

January 8, 2023 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, ScheerPost

The U.S., having no need of or gift for statecraft, has long practiced what I’ve taken to calling the diplomacy of no diplomacy. You can’t expect much from bimbos such as Antony Blinken or Wendy Sherman, Blinken’s No. 2 at…

Patrick Lawrence: The Sino-Russian Summit You Didn’t Read About

Patrick Lawrence: The Sino-Russian Summit You Didn’t Read About

January 4, 2023 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, ScheerPost

The New York Times coverage of the recent summit between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping misses some of its most important details, writes Patrick Lawrence. It is never very easy to understand what is going on in the world if…

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