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His chief ambition for the region is as a supporting role to his domestic narrative
New York City could be a test case for the new populist left — and whether it can compete with Maga
Protests are set to rally huge numbers, but it is not clear that by themselves they can shift the needle
A new ‘Great Game’ is brewing in the Arctic
As Javier Milei’s libertarian experiment founders, he is turning to Donald Trump for help
Insurance premiums in the US are set to go sky high next year
They are acting as if compromise with the Trump administration is possible
The US president is trying to work both sides of his political coalition with the move on visas for skilled workers
The former vice-president’s memoir contains lessons for the Democrats that the party seems incapable of heeding
There has been a discernible shift in how this administration is dealing with Beijing
We have been naive about the internet, but we can still rein in the power of Big Tech
The US faces serious questions about the relationship between defence procurement, national security and re-industrialisation
The US president’s instinct to back Netanyahu sits uneasily with his allergy to foreign entanglements
Investors will be worried if the US president succeeds in hobbling the central bank
How are we to understand Trump’s meddling in the US economy?
The top court may be the only thing standing between the US president and total control of the government’s levers of power
Donald Trump’s ex-national security adviser was adamant that the American way would survive the president’s second term
The US president cannot prevent the pain of his protectionist agenda indefinitely — and midterm elections are looming
Simply denying the president, who rose to prominence in New York’s 1970s crime wave, is not effective politics
A book published more than 30 years ago by a close confidant of Xi Jinping now looks uncannily prescient
Democrats face some uncomfortable choices in the face of the GOP’s cartographical shock and awe
Fed chair has been in the president’s sights for some time now
Members of this cohort feel their economic horizons are shrinking — and that’s going to have a political impact
Trump’s acknowledgment of starvation could mark a belated turning point in his relationship with Netanyahu
The late disgraced financier’s associates were among those who benefited most from the neoliberal policies of the past 40 years
