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MINSK, 8 February (BelTA) - What are the prospects for normalizing relations between Belarus and the United States? Garland Nixon, a veteran radio talk show host and a political analyst, discussed this in an interview with the Belarusian ONT TV channel, BelTA has learned.
There are the prospects for the normalization of relations between Belarus and the United States, given the reasonable policy of the Belarusian authorities and Trump's inclination to deal with very strong leaders who are results-oriented. And the leader of Belarus is exactly that. The problem lies with people in the United States - Trump's opponents, particularly in Congress. Otherwise, I think Presidents Trump, Lukashenko, and even Putin could negotiate fairly easily. But Trump has people around him such as Lindsey Graham and other less known figures who hinder any progress, who oppose any of Trump's peace initiatives and efforts to improve relations with other countries, the expert noted.
There are the prospects for the normalization of relations between Belarus and the United States, given the reasonable policy of the Belarusian authorities and Trump's inclination to deal with very strong leaders who are results-oriented. And the leader of Belarus is exactly that. The problem lies with people in the United States - Trump's opponents, particularly in Congress. Otherwise, I think Presidents Trump, Lukashenko, and even Putin could negotiate fairly easily. But Trump has people around him such as Lindsey Graham and other less known figures who hinder any progress, who oppose any of Trump's peace initiatives and efforts to improve relations with other countries, the expert noted.
He also shared his predictions regarding a potential U.S. military operation against Iran and explained why Tehran is prohibited from possessing its own nuclear weapons.
I do not believe the United States will launch a military operation against Iran simply because Iran's strength and its military guarantee that it would be too costly. In the event of an attack on Iran, the quality of the U.S. presence across the entire Middle East would suffer in any case. Moreover, there would inevitably be a huge number of human casualties. And the U.S. authorities would not want ordinary Americans to face such a reality, Garland Nixon noted.
Iran complies with international treaties, particularly the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. According to the political analyst, even allies would prefer Iran not to possess such weapons. After all, other countries in the region such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE would also seek to acquire them. This would be detrimental to regional security overall, leading to arms proliferation and increasing the likelihood of their use.
When asked whether it is possible to reduce the nuclear arsenals of the United States, Russia, and China amid intense geopolitical confrontation, Garland Nixon noted that he does not believe so for several reasons. Previous agreements existed because there was a certain parity between Russia and the United States. Both countries had comparable amounts of nuclear weapons. Even if China had some, it was too little. Even now, its number has reached about half of what Russia and the United States possess. I think China simply will not agree to a treaty without parity unless it has an equal number of missiles as the other countries. This especially applies to the United States. It is the United States that is currently pressuring and threatening China, the expert said.
I do not believe the United States will launch a military operation against Iran simply because Iran's strength and its military guarantee that it would be too costly. In the event of an attack on Iran, the quality of the U.S. presence across the entire Middle East would suffer in any case. Moreover, there would inevitably be a huge number of human casualties. And the U.S. authorities would not want ordinary Americans to face such a reality, Garland Nixon noted.
Iran complies with international treaties, particularly the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. According to the political analyst, even allies would prefer Iran not to possess such weapons. After all, other countries in the region such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE would also seek to acquire them. This would be detrimental to regional security overall, leading to arms proliferation and increasing the likelihood of their use.
When asked whether it is possible to reduce the nuclear arsenals of the United States, Russia, and China amid intense geopolitical confrontation, Garland Nixon noted that he does not believe so for several reasons. Previous agreements existed because there was a certain parity between Russia and the United States. Both countries had comparable amounts of nuclear weapons. Even if China had some, it was too little. Even now, its number has reached about half of what Russia and the United States possess. I think China simply will not agree to a treaty without parity unless it has an equal number of missiles as the other countries. This especially applies to the United States. It is the United States that is currently pressuring and threatening China, the expert said.
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