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'''Alastair Crooke''' is a former [[UK]] [[diplomat]] and founder and director of the [[Beirut]]-based Conflicts Forum.

'''Alastair Crooke''' is a former [[UK]] [[diplomat]] and founder and director of the [[Beirut]]-based Conflicts Forum.

Alastair Crooke commented on [[US President Donald Trump]] at the [[Alaska Summit]] and his failure to end the [[NATO war in Ukraine]] as he pledged on the [[2024 presidential election]] campaign trail:

Alastair Crooke commented on [[US President Donald Trump]] reasons for the [[Alaska Summit]] with [[Russian President Vladimir Putin]] in 2025 and Trump's failure to end the [[NATO war in Ukraine]] as he pledged on the [[2024 presidential election]] campaign trail:

{{Cquote|This is a struggle in the [[Republican party]] for control of the Republican party and to wean away the [[MAGA]] support from [[Trump]], and to return the Republican party to being a [[uniparty]] as it was, you know, the country club [[elitism|elite]] running the Republican party, not the [[Deplorables]] in the [[Rust Belt]] of [[America]]. So yes, how much room does he have then to

{{Cquote|This is a struggle in the [[Republican party]] for control of the Republican party and to wean away the [[MAGA]] support from [[Trump]], and to return the Republican party to being a [[uniparty]] as it was, you know, the country club [[elitism|elite]] running the Republican party, not the [[Deplorables]] in the [[Rust Belt]] of [[America]]. So yes, how much room does he have then to

negotiate? How much latitude is there? That was what they were hoping to find out uh at this meeting.<ref>https://youtu.be/1BnBdQElX0k?t=1626</ref>}}

negotiate? How much latitude is there? That was what they were hoping to find out uh at this meeting.<ref>https://youtu.be/1BnBdQElX0k?t=1626</ref>}}