Donald Trump

World to Come: The Return of Trump and the End of the Old Order
If it is to survive, a multipolar world will require more, not less, international cooperation to tackle climate change and prevent another financial crisis or military conflict.

Trump’s Intelligence Purge Is a Nightmare for National Security
President Trump’s justification for sweeping layoffs among the top brass of intelligence and military agencies raises serious questions, particularly when loyalty appears to be defined less by allegiance to the...

Venezuela Sanctions: A Failure On All Fronts
U.S. sanctions have only entrenched the Maduro regime and opened up the country to Russian and Chinese penetration.

What Latin America Can Teach Trump about Tariffs
The theory of Import Substitution Industrialization (ISI), and the high tariffs that went with it, brought about economic dysfunction and stagnation to the region. Back in the 1950s, Latin American...

How the Houthis Outsmarted Washington
The Yemeni terrorist group has skillfully taken advantage of an overstretched U.S. Navy. The Yemeni Houthis refuse to go away. Despite the efforts of the U.S. Navy and allies, a...

Australia and Canada Poised to Join British-led Sixth-Gen Jet Fighter Program
The Trump administration‘s “America First” policy, which has included tariffs on imported goods and the president‘s comments that the United States might not come to the aid of allies not...

Rand Paul Is Right to Oppose Trump’s Tariffs
The cold, hard truth is that tariffs are bad for the GOP and even worse for America.

PODCAST—Shock Waves: How Trump’s Tariffs Are Transforming the Energy Landscape
President Trump’s new tariffs are shaking global energy markets, driving down oil and gas prices, slowing clean energy projects, and raising questions about global economic stability. Trump’s Tariffs and Energy...

Donald Trump’s Gift to China
The largest beneficiary of America’s tariff-induced meltdown has been China—which has used past Western crises to stake out maximalist positions in international affairs.

Tariffs and the Specter of Smoot-Hawley
Bad trade policy helped prolong the Great Depression. Even a muted repeat of this experience is terrifying. Stock prices have tumbled, and anxieties have soared with the White House announcement...

Modernize, Compete, Win: Upgrading America’s Energy Finance Strategy
By upgrading its energy finance strategy through smart reforms and strategic investment, the United States can cement its role as the go-to energy partner for the future.

How Trump’s Tariffs Are Reshaping Global Trade
The unveiling of sweeping trade barriers has fundamentally shifted the nature of global trade diplomacy toward transactionalism. This week, President Donald Trump announced a comprehensive set of tariffs affecting nearly...