appeasement

In both Europe and Asia, many leaders may respond to pressure from Russia or China by striking deals—to use an old-fashioned word, by “appeasement.”

I’ve ping-ponged between these two perspectives, but on the eve of this election, I think I figured out the answer: Over and over again the systems tasked with protecting the public from a dangerous criminal like Donald Trump opted for the route of appeasement, which is a big reason we are on the precipice of reelecting a man who threatens to end the system of democracy that Americans have known for nearly 60 years.

“There is a need for respect, appeasement and unity,” he said, in a nod to the fraught political landscape he now presides over.

If Gabbard convinces Trump to back this isolationist policy of dictator appeasement in a second term, the consequences could be even worse than in 2013.

The trip sparked condemnation from leaders across the EU, with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen describing it as "nothing but an appeasement mission".