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.

Elon Musk greets US President Donald Trump as he arrives to watch the men's NCAA wrestling competition.

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-Lagunillas-18-03-2015- An oil extraction pumps are seen at oil fiel in Lagunillas.

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. 

US President Donald Trump announces tariffs on auto imports in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 26, 2025

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...

At sea, Red Sea - May 24, 2023: Large fully loaded container ship, owned by Maersk Line arriving to the Suez Canal.

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...

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul makes a speech at the 2014 CPAC conference in National Harbor, Maryland March 7, 2014.

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.

Washington DC - US - Mar 22, 2024 A black and white of people waiting in a bread line from the Great Depression, a part of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, located on the Tidal Basin.

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...

Upgrading America’s Energy Finance

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.

Washington, DC on March 6, 2025 US President Donald Trump showing signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House

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...