Who’s Driving the Train?

Who’s Driving the Train?
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin make a toast during their dinner at the Kremlin on March 21, 2023. Pavel Byrkin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
Stu Cvrk
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In one of the most incredibly myopic public statements in American political history, U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby commented on the recently concluded summit between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

Stu Cvrk
Stu Cvrk
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Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.
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