In America's new geopolitics, five spheres of influence matter
The United States is not retreating into isolationism. Rather, President Donald Trump appears to want to shape a new global ...
Scenarios for Europe, part 2: The situation escalates
Trump term mean for Europe? Part two of our series explores the escalation scenario: When an old friendship begins to ...
Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’: why the US is on a war footing over tariffs and mass deportations
Donald Trump’s aggressive foreign policy is being cast as necessary for national security. This ensures he’ll encounter ...
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What “the Global South” Really Means
In October 2024, at the most recent BRICS summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the countries of the “global South” to build an alternative to the existing global order. Chinese President Xi ...
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Shadows of Empire: Africa and the Middle East’s Struggle Against Foreign Oppression
The struggle of Africa and the Middle East against foreign oppression did not end with the fall of colonial empires. Instead, ...
How Trump Supercharged Distrust, Driving U.S. Allies Away
For many countries wedded to the United States, his remark confirmed a related conclusion: that America can no longer be ...
Trump Takes Over AI, Search; Imposes Global Query Tariff; UK Slaps Tariff On English Usage
In a move that has left the tech world and global citizens baffled, former President Donald Trump has declared that the ...