The U.S. is no longer an ally of Western democracies

It is a powerful state that has been taken over by U.S. President Donald Trump and his ilk, now projecting not sovereign interest-directed geopolitical actions, but global political and military activities designed to enrich its autocratic kleptocratic leader and his friends.

U.S. President Donald Trump walks through United Nations headquarters after delivering remarks to the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 22, 2026.Photograph courtesy of the White House/Daniel Torok

Opinion

BY STANLEY KUTCHER

October 15, 2026

HALIFAX—In typical Trumpian fashion, American foreign policy was proclaimed with a late-night tweet, in this case, that the United States president had brokered a ceasefire in the war. Apparently, this was in accordance with his earlier decision to allow Russia to immedia...

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