Will Canada and Mexico seize the opportunity to break free from U.S. domination?
Trump’s Threats Against Canada and Mexico Are Generating Resistance
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Crypto and the Far Right
Crypto helps loot the public sector and enrich the already rich.
Slouching Towards Mount McKinley
Donald Trump’s foreign policy is ending the American Century.
The End of U.S. Soft Power?
Trump’s effort to end U.S. foreign aid throws out a lot of babies with the bathwater.
The Arrogance of Power Revived
Trump’s humiliation of Ukraine’s leader in the White House was a demonstration of president as bully.
A Diplomatic Debacle: When the West’s Facade Crumbles
The visible discord between Ukraine and the United States reinforces China’s narrative of a declining West and a shifting global power balance.
Europe Has to Choose: Maintain an Abusive Relationship or Break with America
As Trump lays waste to the transatlantic alliance, the EU must help stop the spread of illiberalism.
The World Bank and IMF Await Elon Musk
The Bretton Woods institutions are ripe for radical reductions.
Make Apartheid Great Again?
Trump’s actions signal need to understand global history of white supremacy.
The Trump-Musk Cultural Revolution
The MAGA crowd doesn’t want just regime change. It wants to root out all vestiges of progressivism, liberalism, and secularism from American society.