Showing posts with label Sociopath. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sociopath. Show all posts

2026-04-23

Donald Trump: A cancer upon the world that needs to be dealt with

It wouldn't be shocking to say that many global leaders hope that nature takes it course and Trump succumbs to age or a health issue that removes him from office and this world permanently.  
 
By Fareed Khan 
A version of this can be found on Substack.

Donald Trump is a walking catastrophe of a human being, a man so devoid of basic decency, empathy, or any shred of genuine humanity that his very existence feels like an insult to the human species. In essence, he is a cancer upon the world.

This is not hyperbole. It is the cold, observable truth about a narcissistic sociopath, a man-child whose every action radiates selfishness, megalomania, cruelty, and a chilling indifference to the suffering his words and actions leave in his wake. He doesn’t care about how his behaviour harms people—never has, never will.

To Trump, human beings are props to be used for his personal benefit, or obstacles to be overcome in the endless melodrama of his own ego. The pain and suffering, the death, the economic ruin, and the democratic erosion he has caused aren’t unfortunate side effects, they are foreseeable results that any truly intelligent person with an ounce of humanity could predict. But, ultimately, to him they are irrelevant, because nothing registers on his brain unless it flatters him and boosts his ego, or threatens his fragile, bloated self-image.

Look at the Middle East right now, teetering on the edge of a catastrophic war that could claim millions of lives. Before February 28 there was a tense peace among the nations of the region and oil was flowing freely through the Strait of Hormuz. But Trump’s reckless actions, launching an
illegal and unprovoked war against Iran, in conjunction with Israel, his political posturing, his genocidal rhetoric, and his dangerous game of brinkmanship—culminating in a blockade of the Strait—are shoving the region toward chaos, and could drag in other nations affected by the crisis his actions have created. Oil flows have been disrupted, global supply chains strangled, and innocent people killed by American and Israeli attacks—all because of one man’s irrational, impulsive bullying style of “diplomacy”, and because his fragile ego demands attention.

Trump doesn’t lose sleep over the mothers
burying children killed by US bombs, refugees fleeing US-Israeli attacks, or people being unable to afford food. Why would he? Compassion isn’t part of his emotional vocabulary. He’s too busy smirking in front of cameras, turning foreign policy into a reality TV spectacle, while real human lives are upended. His lack of humanity and his embrace of what can only be termed evil aren’t flaws he tries to hide, it’s who he is to the core. He revels in strength as a form of domination, never as a way to protect the vulnerable or uplift the weak. The suffering of innocents? Mere collateral damage in his quest for personal victory at all costs.

And then there is the economy. Trump’s bull-in-a-china-shop antics are barrelling the world towards a
global recession, stoking inflation, and will push interest rates higher with every chaotic tweet and every effort to make the Iranians succumb to his unconditional demands. Families worldwide are already feeling the squeeze—sky high gas prices, higher food prices, layoffs as businesses try to cut rising costs, and plans for the future put on hold due to uncertainty. Yet he charges ahead, indifferent to how his actions sow chaos and misery in the lives of ordinary people. This is the same man who, in his first term as president, displayed a chilling indifference to the fragile interconnectedness of our world, deliberately weaponizing personal vendettas against his political enemies in ways that left a trail of devastation among the vulnerable—both at home and abroad.

Trump doesn’t care about the single mother struggling to feed her kids because grocery costs spiked. He doesn’t care about the factory worker whose livelihood vanishes in a trade war he started. To him, humanity and compassion are not virtues but fatal weaknesses—signs of inferiority to be exploited and crushed. Those who dare display empathy deserve nothing less than public humiliation, served up like sacrificial lambs to feed his endless hunger for dominance. He mocks the merciful, belittles the decent, and gazes upon them with the cold contempt of a tyrant surveying peasants, reminding us all that in his dark vision of America, kindness is treason and strength means only the ruthless exercise of raw power.

The world is
utterly sick of Donald Trump. From European capitals to Asian financial hubs, from Latin American streets to African villages feeling the indirect shocks of his actions, people watch the circus he has created with a mixture of horror and exhaustion. His antics aren’t just embarrassing anymore, they are dangerous. A superpower led by a man with the emotional maturity of a spoiled toddler, armed with nuclear codes and the world’s largest military, is a recipe for global instability and disarray far beyond what we are already enduring.

It would not be shocking to say that many global leaders secretly hope that nature takes it course and Trump succumbs to age or a health issue that removes him from office and this world permanently. They likely hope that this exhausting chapter in world history ends before the damage Trump has inflicted becomes irreversible. And they are likely joined by tens of millions around the world who feel similarly. It’s safe to say these would be the sentiments of people who are exhausted, who see one man-child holding the planet hostage, and who can’t wait until the Trumpian nightmare ends.

Americans who still possess a conscience—those who didn’t vote for him and those who now regret their vote—must confront the ugly reality. Under Trump, there is
no politics as usual. What America faces is the outcome of a collective insanity, which has been building for years, that placed in the presidency a man who is dismantling their democracy brick by brick, while torching the world order that preserved a fragile global peace for eighty years. His pathological personality, serial lying, bombast, and dangerous rhetoric are not mere quirks. They are weaponized personality disorders that are laying waste to the very foundations of the imperfect civil society built from the ashes of World War Two.

This is
a man who lies every time his lips move because truth threatens his fragile ego. Fact-checkers have tallied thousands of lies whenever he has spoken publicly or posted on social media, yet he doubles down with that signature smirk, daring anyone to call him out. His amorality is disgusting and dangerous. He praises dictators, cozies up to authoritarians, and treats democratic norms like inconvenient suggestions. Ethics? Accountability? According to Trump these are for suckers. He operates on pure transactional self-interest, where loyalty is demanded, and betrayal is met with venomous rage.

The truth is that the world is utterly sick of Donald Trump’s face, his grating voice, and that perpetual, menacing sneer that drips with entitlement and barely concealed insecurity. This is a man who has openly mocked the disabled, ridiculed war heroes, and degraded women through vulgar, boastful tirades that expose a vicious misogyny and a self-loathing he projects onto the entire world. His racism and bigotry are no longer whispered dog whistles but brazen, inflammatory rallying cries that deliberately summon humanity’s darkest tribal impulses. Trump channels a chilling, Hitlerian vision of dominance—a “fourth Reich” fantasy in which a white supremacist-tinged America demands global submission to him and his cabal of billionaire sycophants, who feed their insatiable greed and lust for unchecked power. He surrounds himself with loyal enablers who eagerly amplify his hatred, mainstream conspiracy theories, and display open contempt for every democratic institution that dares restrain his authoritarian ambitions. How can any decent person witness this rising threat without feeling a profound and urgent sense of revulsion?

Democracy in the US is itself
under threat because to Trump, it’s not a sacred system of checks, balances, and peaceful transitions. It is a tool to be bent or broken when it doesn’t deliver what he craves. His actions are not just unravelling American democracy, but also the fragile post-World War Two order, pushing alliances to the brink of fracture, and inviting adversaries to exploit the global divisions he is creating.

The 33% of eligible American voters who knowingly returned Donald Trump to power—fully aware of the
Access Hollywood tape, the endless scandals, the racial incitement, and his pathological lying—bear a heavy responsibility. The MAGA crowd decided that character didn’t matter, that racism, misogyny, and raw amorality were acceptable in a leader rather than disqualifiers. Their blind loyalty has created a frightening cult of personality that prizes grievance over governance and spectacle over substance, normalizing the abnormal, and handing the nation’s steering wheel to a drunk driver.

Americans who care about their nation—truly care, beyond partisan tribalism—must come together now to halt this madman before he destroys what’s left of their democracy, not to mention, the impact that unravelling of the US will have globally. It falls to them to rise above the noise and chaos that Trump peddles, and demand better. This isn’t about right versus left, it’s about sanity versus insanity, humanity versus nihilism.

The people of the US must unite across divides—progressives, moderates, conservatives who still believe in democracy and principles over personality. They must organize, vote, speak out, hold the people who enable Trump accountable. They must pressure Republican congressional representatives and senators to prioritize country over cult, lest the nation that is celebrating the 250th anniversary of its founding this year, comes apart at the seams. The world cannot afford three more years of the global danger Trump represents. His actions don’t just damage America, they endanger the entire world by amplifying irrationality and instability.

Donald Trump doesn’t represent America’s best. He enables its worst. He must be rejected, constrained, and if possible arrested, tried and convicted, if Americans are to reclaim the democracy he treats as his personal playground. Before it’s too late, before the pain spreads further, before the world pays an even steeper price, for one man’s profound lack of soul and dearth of humanity.

This maniac must be stopped. Americans who love their nation more than they fear discomfort must act decisively. The suffering Trump has caused and could yet unleash demands nothing less.


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2026-02-25

Trump’s State of the Union speech shows a narcissistic, sociopath who is a danger to Americans and the world

Fascism in the vein of Hitler's regime is starkly manifest in Trump's America, in its cult of personality, in threats against those that oppose him, and fervent white nationalism and white supremacy.
 
By Fareed Khan 
A version of this can be found on Substack.

In the wake of Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address the United States is at a crossroads, grappling with a vision of leadership that prioritizes spectacle over substance. Delivered in the House of Representatives chamber the speech clocked in at an unprecedented 1 hour and 48 minutes, shattering records for length while offering a barrage of claims about economic revival, border security, and global dominance that were not based in reality. This marathon speech painted a picture of America resurgent under Trump’s stewardship. Yet, beneath the bravado and the chants of “USA” from Republicans in the chamber, the address revealed deeper fissures in the fabric of American democracy—echoes of a superpower diminished and declining not due to external forces, but by internal deceptions, divisions, corruption and hubris.


Trump’s narrative centred on an economy he described as “roaring” and “booming,” crediting his policies for record job growth and plummeting inflation. He
 boasted of unemployment holding steady at around 4.3%, with wage growth outpacing inflation and consumer confidence on the rise. However, these assertions mask a more troubling reality. Fact-checkers noted exaggerations, such as his claim of inheriting a “stagnant economy” from the previous administration, when in truth, he built upon a post-pandemic recovery already underway during Joe Biden’s last year in office. American GDP growth slowed to 1.4% in the last quarter of 2025, attributed in part to a prolonged government shutdown the prior year. Such selective storytelling fosters a culture where facts are malleable, tailored to fit a narrative of unassailable success, leaving citizens starved of objective truth and vulnerable to manipulated perceptions.

The speech’s emphasis on immigration enforcement further highlighted a troubling embrace of cruelty over humanity. Trump clashed sharply with Democrats, accusing them of prioritizing “illegal aliens” over American citizens and urging the passage of the
Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act—a law condemned by the American Civil Liberties Union—to mandate proof of citizenship for voting. He touted mass deportations and border security as triumphs, claiming the border is now “secure” and crime rates are dropping. Yet, reports indicate that operations by what many American’s are calling the “ICE gestapo” (Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents) have led to the detention of tens of thousands, including US citizens, and at least two American deaths in custody, as well as the public shootings of two American citizens in Minnesota. This approach sees compassion as a weakness, celebrating policies that inflict suffering on vulnerable populations while ignoring the human cost. Outrage is reserved not for these injustices, but for any critique of Trump’s lies, by his army of MAGA trolls who worship the ground he walks on.

Trump’s portrayal of himself as a saviour figure—a billionaire outsider rescuing the nation from decline— was on full display. He honoured heroes like the US men’s hockey team and
awarded medals, framing himself as the architect of national renewal amid the country’s upcoming 250th anniversary. Supporters on social media hailed the speech as “epic” and “thrilling,” praising his invocation of Judeo-Christian values and declaration of America as a “Christian nation,” a supreme irony given the decidedly anti-Christian practices of his administration. However, this adulation overlooks his history of legal troubles, including more than 30 convictions that his MAGA base dismisses as political persecution. The address recycled unsubstantiated claims of election fraud, sowing doubt in democratic processes and feeding conspiracy theories that sustain his grip on power.

A particularly alarming theme emerged in Trump’s foreign policy pronouncements, where he positioned the US as a dominant global force which, in reality, is wreaking calculated havoc abroad. He addressed tensions with Iran, stating they “
want to make a deal more than I do” but refusing to budge on nuclear ambitions, while boasting of “Operation Midnight Hammer” that allegedly obliterated their program. He mentioned seizing 80 million barrels of Venezuelan oil following the attack on Maduro’s regime, framing it as an economic win.

Such actions, presented as triumphs, resemble unchecked aggression, scorching distant lands with the fire of American interventionism. The global community watches warily, aware that one reckless move could unleash catastrophe, where international relationships are undone due to colonial and imperialistic ambitions.

Domestically, the speech exacerbated existing divisions, splitting the nation into echo chambers of resentment. Trump
lambasted Democrats for not standing during applause lines on protecting citizens, supporting victims of crimes by undocumented immigrants, or endorsing voter ID laws. Incidents like Democratic Rep. Al Green’s removal for holding a sign reading “BLACK PEOPLE AREN’T APES” underscored the racial tensions simmering beneath the surface. His base consumes these narratives through social media, where memes and half-truths nourish a worldview of supremacy, declaring that Trumpian acolytes are the true guardians of society while demonizing others as traitors.

Even the tech sector’s billionaire moguls—individuals whose vast fortunes insulate them from the everyday hardships faced by ordinary people—now display a disturbing deference to Trump’s authoritarian leanings. During the address, he proudly announced a so-called “
Rate Payer Protection Pledge,“ claiming he had secured agreements with major AI and tech companies to ensure they cover their own electricity costs for power-hungry data centres, framing himself as an unrivalled master negotiator who shields everyday consumers from rising bills.

Yet this supposed triumph reveals a deeper capitulation. These once-independent titans of Silicon Valley who built empires on disruption and free inquiry, now appear to bend the knee to a leader whose governance increasingly resembles that of tyrants in authoritarian regimes. By aligning with policies that prioritize short-term optics over principled oversight, they help sustain a man who thrives on division, spectacle, and the erosion of accountability. What begins as pragmatic self-interest in powering AI ambitions risks becoming complicity in a broader fog of moral and democratic decrepitude. 

The address’s combative turn, about an hour in, shifted from optimism to
grievances against the Supreme Court for striking down his global tariffs—a policy he vowed to resurrect through new means, even suggesting tariffs could eventually replace income taxes. The fact that he was critical of the four justices sitting before him (a majority refused to attend), whose job is to be a check against government overreach illustrates a leader who greets any criticism with scorn, continuing to pursue discredited ideas with renewed vigour despite their illegality, much like the fable of the emperor with no clothes being flattered by his subjects. 

As the speech unfolded, one could say that Americans were witnessing another step in the slow unravelling of world’s oldest constitutional democracy. Many of the proposals outlined in Trump’s speech, sounded appealing but lacked the legislative details, serving more as a political rallying cry aimed at the mid-term elections rather than substantive policy proposals. With approval ratings for Trump hovering lower than ever the address aimed to reset his agenda amid economic worries and a potential war with Iran. Yet, the underlying menace of his mantra, fuelled by division and disregard for norms, threatens to burn all in its path. 

The world, compelled to endure the erratic thrashings of this corrupt and dangerous leader, must fully grasp the peril. A single impulsive outburst could plunge humanity into an abyss from which there is no return. With each passing day, Trump’s decisions and decrees inch the US and the world perilously closer to the edge of catastrophe. In the face of this wounded and vigilant citizens and leaders across the globe must join forces, raising a unified chorus of condemnation and action against this harbinger of calamity, whose toxic influence threatens to shatter the very pillars of international civil society.

Though many may recoil from the truth, fascism in the vein of Hitler’s regime is starkly manifest in Trump’s America—embodied in its cult of personality, its threats and attacks on those that oppose him, and fervent white nationalism and white supremacy. It even echoes the horrors of concentration camps through detention centres that imprison the innocent, including American citizens swept up by ICE raids.

History bears grim witness to the consequences of inaction against the Nazis in the 1930s, allowing tyranny to fester and engulf the world in flames. To avert a chilling repetition, the global community must rally without delay, bolstering those who seek to excise this malignant figure and his obsequious enablers from power—not merely for America’s redemption, but for the preservation of humanity’s shared future. We must all remember that in the face of rising authoritarianism, silence is complicity, and unity is our greatest weapon against the encroaching darkness.

 
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2025-08-17

Are we governed by sociopaths? The West’s complicity in the Gaza genocide says “yes”

The sociopathy of Western leaders is more insidious than that of Russian or Chinese leaders because it operates under the guise of democracy. It reveals a calculated indifference that mirrors authoritarian sociopathy but is cloaked in democratic legitimacy.
 
 
In an era marked by cascading global crises—climate change, extreme economic inequality, and escalating conflicts in different parts of the world—the question of whether the world’s major democratic nations are led by individuals exhibiting sociopathic traits is a question we must all ask ourselves.  
 
 
Sociopathy, clinically termed Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD), is defined by the Mayo Clinic in the United States as a consistent disregard for right and wrong, a profound lack of empathy, manipulative behaviour, and an absence of remorse, even when actions or inactions cause immense pain and suffering.  Authoritarian and dictatorial regimes have always had leaders with extreme sociopathic tendencies.  The leaders of China and Russia, and before that the Soviet Union, have certainly demonstrated that in their actions, as have many past and current leaders of various nations in Africa, Asian and Latin America.
 
More recently, Western leaders, particularly in the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and their allies, have demonstrated sociopathic traits through their complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza through weapons sales to Israel, their refusal to intervene and stop Israel’s slaughter of Palestinians, and despite Israel’s stated aim of ethnically cleansing almost two million people from Gaza.   This lack of action reveals a chilling and callous disregard for human suffering that aligns with clinical definitions of sociopathy.   
 
While authoritarian leaders like Russia’s Vladimir Putin or China’s Xi Jinping are often assumed to exhibit such traits, the presence of similar behaviours in leaders of Western democracies is deeply troubling.   Such conduct challenges the moral superiority that leaders of these nations often claim.  At this moment in history the Gaza genocide serves as a litmus test for the morality of the West, exposing how democratic leaders prioritize geopolitical agendas and economic gain over humanity and human lives, a hallmark of sociopathic behaviour.
 
Defining sociopathy in leadership 
 
Sociopathy, as outlined by the Mayo Clinic, involves a pattern of behaviour where individuals show no regard for ethical norms, manipulate others for personal gain, and lack remorse for the harm they cause or allow to happen.  Sociopaths have also been described as charming and intelligent, using these traits to deceive and exploit, justifying their actions with self-serving rationales.  In leadership and politics, these traits can manifest as prioritizing power, self-serving political agendas, or geopolitical alliances that devalue human lives.  
 
Historically, sociopathy and even psychopathy in leadership has been evident in figures like Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, and Pol Pot, who collectively were responsible for the death of nearly 100 million people.  These leaders exhibited a callous indifference to human life and human suffering, a hallmark of sociopathy.

2025-03-04

OP-ED -- Trump’s meeting with Zelensky was a display of abuse and sociopathy

Donald Trump’s attacks on Zelensky are an example of how he dehumanizes those who confront him.
 
 
Originally published on:
 
The February 28 Oval Office meeting between US president Donald Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, a meeting which was broadcast to the world, was a reprehensible display of manipulation and psychological abuse that revealed the unvarnished ugliness and sociopathic personality of the man leading the world’s most powerful nation.
 
 
Observing the disconcerting dynamics of the meeting it becomes strikingly evident that Trump’s approach to Zelensky reflected a mindset reminiscent of abusers in toxic interpersonal relationships. The tactics employed were not merely diplomatic manoeuvres, but rather an approach that belittled, blamed, and bullied a leader who was advocating for his besieged nation.

One of the most troubling aspects of Trump’s approach was his blatant victim-blaming, which is a tactic rooted in abuse. At the heart of the meeting was Trump’s chilling dismissal of Zelensky’s plight as a leader defending his nation against aggression when he asserted, “You have allowed yourself to be in a very bad position.” This statement encapsulates the pervasive nature of victim-blaming, a hallmark of abusive relationships. By placing the responsibility of Ukraine’s dire circumstances on Zelensky, Trump effectively stripped away the accountability that should be directed toward the aggressor in this scenario — Russia. This rhetorical tactic not only ignored the reality of Russian aggression but also reinforced a narrative that denied Zelensky agency in his own nation’s defence.

Another alarming moment came when US vice-president J.D. Vance insisted that Zelensky express gratitude for US support. He insisted that Zelensky say “thank you” for aid that had been provided, ignoring the fact that Zelensky has thanked the US publicly many times in the past, including during his address to a joint meeting of the US Congress on December 21, 2022. Forcing someone in a subordinate position to show appreciation for that which they desperately need is a manipulative tactic often employed by abusers. This coerced gratitude exemplifies a toxic relationship and positions Zelensky in a vulnerable space — suggesting that any criticism or assertion of agency by Zelensky would be met with accusations of ingratitude. By setting this stage, Trump was not fostering a partnership but rather establishing a power dynamic permeated by manipulation.

Peace, a concept traditionally hailed as a universal goal, was also twisted in this meeting to serve the interests of power. Trump claimed that Zelensky was “not ready for peace,” but in reality, what he meant was that Ukraine should capitulate to Russian demands. This tactic — substituting the idea of just peace with the notion of surrender — is a common manipulation strategy. In pressing for a twisted notion of peace, Trump was advocating for a situation that would leave Ukraine even more vulnerable, effectively portraying surrender as a viable alternative. Such a tactic is a common strategy used by abusers to manipulate their victims into accepting less than they deserve.

Throughout the meeting, Trump repeatedly asserted that Zelensky had “no cards to play” and that “without us, you have nothing.” These statements are indicative of psychological tactics used by abusers to undermine their victims’ reality. By portraying Zelensky’s authority as nonexistent, Trump sought to establish dominance, rendering the Ukrainian leader a mere vassal dependent on American benevolence.

In an attempt to bargain, Trump not only targeted Zelensky but also devalued the lives of the Ukrainian people when he said, “If you get a ceasefire, you must accept it so that bullets stop flying and your people stop dying.” This reductionist viewpoint neglected the complex realities surrounding ceasefires in volatile conflicts, and ignored the reality that a deal without guarantees would set the stage for further Russian aggression and additional loss of Ukrainian life. In doing so, this comment belittled the Ukrainian lives lost in the conflict as mere collateral.

Trump’s frequent interruptions when Zelensky was speaking — exclaiming, “No, no, you’ve already said enough,” and “You’re not in a position to dictate to us” — further illustrated Trump’s intent to exert psychological pressure and control and reinforce a toxic power dynamic, rendering Zelensky’s perspective as inconsequential. Such behaviour is emblematic of abusive dynamics, wherein one party seeks to monopolize the conversation and diminish the contributions of the other. Trump’s blatant disregard for Zelensky’s attempts to advocate for his country signalled an effort to position himself as the only one concerned with seeking peace.

The idea that “the path to peace lies through diplomacy” uttered by Vance, was another tactic used to obscure the aggressive nature of Trump’s demands. This diplomatic coercion, masquerading as a pursuit of peace and stability, implied that Zelensky should navigate an impossible diplomatic landscape created by an aggressor, framing Ukraine’s capitulation as a means to achieve peace.

A particularly perverse comment was Trump’s irresponsible declaration that “You are playing with the lives of millions of people,” which serves as a classic example of projection, wherein the abuser deflects their own culpability onto the victim. The reality is that it is Trump and his administration that are playing with Ukrainian lives, and control the critical military and economic support needed for Ukraine’s survival.

Lastly, it is vital to note that framing American military and economic assistance as a debt owed shreds decades of US policy where they have given aid to friends and allies in their time of need and seen it as investments in peace and stability. Trump’s assertion that “if it weren’t for our weapons, this war would have ended in two weeks” attempts to erase Ukraine’s resilience and agency. The narrative that Ukraine will receive nothing unless they bow to Trump’s demands underlines a relationship built not on partnership but on coercion.

An analysis of this meeting reveals that the tactics employed by Trump and Vance were a masterclass in abusive tactics including: gas-lighting, victim-blaming, and coercive manipulation. This meeting was not a negotiation but an attempt by Trump to force President Zelensky to bow to Russian demands.

As the world reflects on this interaction, it is imperative to recognize that true diplomacy arises out of respect, agency, and mutual understanding — qualities starkly absent in Trump’s treatment of Zelensky. What the world saw transpire in the Oval Office was a signal that the Trump administration values power and control over traditional diplomacy, and that manipulation, degradation and dominance are the tools he will use when dealing with other nations. In doing so Trump has shown that he is no longer part of the Western alliance and has chosen to side with the enemy of Canada and its allies, and this requires them to rethink how they will deal with this new world order in the years to come.
 
Fareed Khan is a government relations and strategic communications professional with more than 30 years of experience addressing public policy issues across a broad spectrum of portfolios.  He has written and commented extensively about public policy issues in Canada and internationally.
 
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