Long a proponent of tariffs to prevent other countries from “ripping off” America, President Trump proclaimed ‘Liberation Day” on April 2, 2025, when he imposed sweeping tariffs on most countries of the world. The President circumvented the US Constitution (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1) which gives power to the Congress to “lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excise.” The Article also gives Congress the authority to “regulate […]
Category Archives: Foreign Relations
The unanimous opinion of American observers is that Vladimir Putin, the President of the Russian Federation, scored a major victory by merely securing an invitation to visit the United States. The embellishment of the victory by a red carpet welcome, a warm handshake, a Jet Fighter Escort, a ride with President Trump in his limousine […]
It could be true, as some observers have claimed, that Iran decided to enrich uranium from 3.67 percent to its current 60 percent, which is in compliance with IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) protocols, not for the purpose of building a nuclear bomb, but to have a stronger hand in any future negotiations after President […]
Venezuela’s aggression towards Guyana now poses an existential threat to Guyana’s survival as a nation state. If Essequibo is taken over by Venezuela, Guyana becomes a rump state with its western border on the eastern bank of the Essequibo River. Guyana will have no mineral wealth, no oil production, a large portion of its rich agricultural land lost and flailing on the international scene trying to […]
Guyana welcomes US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Apart from relations with Caricom in relation to energy security, illegal immigration and criminal networks as defined by US Assistant Secretary of State Mauricio Claver-Carone, the issues of importance in Guyana’s relations with the US are Venezuela, China and Cuba.
