Can the international community survive a head-on collision with Trump?
Is the World Order Collapsing?
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Will Trump Help to Release All Political Prisoners in Belarus?
The U.S. president wants a quick win to compensate for his failure to end the war in Ukraine.
Trump’s About-Face on Ukraine
Trump thinks of himself as an unstoppable force. But Putin is an unmovable object who won’t be bullied because he is the ultimate bully.
Passage of Trump’s Budget Bill Will Be America’s Pyrrhic Victory
The “Big and Beautiful” bill leaves many behind.
Mark Rutte and the Death of Logic
The costly NATO spectacle in The Hague is dangerous proof of how easily diplomacy can become a dirty word.
Approaching the End of Liberal Internationalism
Will America ever rejoin the international community?
Tokugawa Amerika
Trump is on an isolationist trajectory in matters of the economy and the military.
Martial Law in the United States
In South Korea, martial law was undone by public protest. In the United States, Trump will reverse the equation and use martial law to overcome public protest.
Will the “Big Beautiful Bill” Burn the Bond Market?
Trump’s signature legislation pours gasoline on a fiscal fire.
To Defeat Trump’s Fascism, We Must Confront Militarism
The times call for more explicit links between militarism and rising fascism and a blueprint for reversing this threat.