Thestrategist.media – 24 April 2015 – The economist.com reports that the U.S. President Barak Obama is waiting to sign up trade deals which would prove to be the biggest ever in the history of America. The deals in questions will affect the “Trans-Pacific Partnership” by linking twelve economies along the rim of the Pacific accounting forty percent of the “world GDP”, whereby Singapore and Japan would get connect with the American Continent.
 
The task of the “Trans-Pacific Partnership”, in short T.T.P. would include tackling “intellectual property”, maintaining environmental and labour standards besides “dismantling tariff barriers”. As per the economist.com, the “trade negotiators” of the America “predicts” that:

 
However, many democrats are against the T.T.P union, although the “Republicans in Congress” are in consent with President Obama. Keeping the “geopolitical” aspect in mind, America needs to have healthy bonds with the Asian nations, although America doesn’t form part of China’s “Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank” project. Nevertheless, if the T.T.P ties with the twelve countries turn out successful then America can “retain its sway in Asia” even without the Chinese support.
 
It has been argued by the Republicans and President Obama that the T.T.P deal “would make America richer”. In the midst of high public support in “foreign trade”, possible income growth by 2025, the Republicans still hold on to their views while the percent of support received by the Democrats are in the rise. However, a strong “opposition to the deal” still remains. The post notes:

 
Many studies show that trade has affected the worker’s, especially of blue-collared ones’, in the first world countries, although one cannot “blame trade deals” for everything. In fact, American imports with India “have more than doubled over the past decade” in spite of the fact that there is no trade deal between them. According to many democrats, Bill Clinton’s deal with Mexico and Canada, namely NAFTA, proved to be “a disaster” while most economists don’t see it causing “have much effect on the labour market”. Similarly, the present deal in question too would help in “trade-adjustment assistance”.
 
However, due the secretive negotiations many anxious as “American workers, human rights and the environment” can be greatly affected by “global corporate agenda”. Nevertheless, the T.T.P agreements include provisions to ensure “workers’ right”.  Furthermore, the post informs:
“Other parts of the TPP will irk greens. In recent months America seems to have softened its language on the environment, possibly to win over poorer trading partners. Mr Levin complains that the TPP ‘does not address whether or how climate-change issues should be handled’.”
 
Nevertheless, the secrecy over the negotiations has begun to rouse controversial opinions, though Jeffrey Schott argues that the secrecy is “to balance the demands of competing interest groups”. However, amid various speculations about the trade deal, the senior democrats attempt to stick to the plan, by saying:

References:
http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21649613-america-inches-towards-big-trade-deal-asia-barack-obama-faces-showdown

Thestrategist.media – 14 April 2015 – Mike Huckabee, the ex-Republican governor of Arkansas, writes on Western Journalism that crisis management is not a strategic solution.
 
According to Huckabee, the worldwide erupting chaos and crisis stemming from the Christian executions of ISIS and their victory over achieving a wide range of support from the west have become a pressing issue that the world needs to address. He also adds the foreign policy of “crisis management” adopted by the American administration has brought about nothing but anarchy.
 
The Syrian “red-line” drawn by President Obama was responded by “chemical attacks” which were targeted on children and women from his counterpart, Bashar al-Assad. The government even accepted the power takeover of Egyptian government from being America’s ally to “Muslim Brotherhood”. Huckabee doesn’t appreciate this particular stance of American government; he adds:

 
The president Obama’s promise of bringing “stability and self-reliance” in Iraq proved vain, as presently over the bloodshed of the courageous American solders ISIS is waving their black flags in numerous Iranian cities. In fact, the American ambassador, James Jeffrey, who was formerly posted in Iraq, portrayed Iranian situation as “g–d— freefall.” Moreover, only a few months ago, Mr. President had declared Yemen as an example of America’s counterterrorism answer but today the country may anytime break into a civil war. In Huckabees’ words:

 
Amid this conflict driven circumstances, Iran is going aggressive on developing nuclear weapon in order to eliminate Israel from the global geo-political map. The Middle East seems to be on an unstable foot under the threats of the terrorism. Yet, the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, holds his ground even “in a world full of Chamberlains”. But, America seems to siding with Iran instead of supporting Israel.
 
Amid the “Death to America” chants of Iranian Supreme leader, America is “negotiating a nuclear deal” which will empower Iran to support terrorism and “undermine the security of our (America’s) regional allies”. In Huckabee’s words:

 
Huckabees has communicated with American laymen as well as scholars and he says both the group say in unison that:

 
In order to do so, the “crisis management” scheme of President Obama has to be rejected. Huckabee states that America is “more than just a victim of circumstances beyond our (America’s) control.” Overcoming such situations requires responsibility on everybody’s part. The ex-Republican governor of Arkansas, says, America is a world leader not a dictator, who ought to create its own path instead of depending on the United Nations and World Bank.
 
The “smart diplomacy” of President Obama fails to provide the world with a “strategic leadership”, says Huckabee which must begin by tightening border security and addressing “reckless deficit problems”. America needs to solve its own issues first before persuading other countries. The fallen military power needs to be rebuilt by modernising the diplomatic, defence along with “human intelligence” to assure stability.
 
The American administration system must reinvent itself to establish moral clarity and forgotten American values. Isolation cannot but lead to the world into danger when supported by powerful figures. To be able to defeat enemies, America cannot refuse to name it like in the present scenario of radical Islamic states. Huckabee clearly announces “Radical Islam” to be American enemy who needs to be confronted and defeated. 





References:
http://www.westernjournalism.com/crisis-management-not-strategy-neither-isolationism/