Week in Review: German ‘Counterweight’ to U.S., China Undermines Iran Sanctions, Trump to Reward Palestinians?, and Much More

• Germany’s foreign minister laid out a radical shift in Germany’s foreign policy: declaring independence from the U.S. and serving as a “counterweight” to America’s global influence.
• China is seeking to undermine America’s sanctions against Iran by continuing to buy Iranian oil and safeguarding the shipments by using Iranian shipping vessels.
• China also scored a victory in its effort to absorb Taiwan by convincing El Salvador to cut diplomatic ties and to open the door for another Chinese port in Central America.
• President Trump said this week that in Mideast peace talks, “Israel will have to pay a higher price” because of America moving its embassy to Jerusalem. He also said that the Palestinians “will get something very good, because it’s their turn next.”
• We’ll also talk about Hurricane Lane threatening Hawaii, Russia’s largest military exercises since the Cold War, Germany’s booming export industry, and the debate over land seizures in South Africa.

Links

• German ‘Counterweight’ to U.S.
• “Europe and America: They’ve Lost That Loving Feeling”
• “Germany and Russia’s Secret War Against America”
• China Undermines Iran Sanctions
• The King of the South
• China’s Troubling Deal With El Salvador
• “Taiwan Betrayal”
• Hurricane Lane
• Why ‘Natural’ Disasters?
• Trump to Reward Palestinians?
• “Band of Brothers”
• Russia-China Military Exercises
• “China to Participate in Russia’s Largest Military Exercise Since Cold War”
• The Prophesied ‘Prince of Russia’
• Germany’s Trade Surplus
• Germany and the Holy Roman Empire
• South Africa’s Land Seizures
• AUDIO: “South Africa’s History Didn’t Begin When Whites Showed Up”
• AUDIO: “Upside-down World: Trump Is the Racist, Ramaphosa Inspires Hope”