Everyone in Europe Needs to Take a Deep, Calming Breath
We don't yet know how the president-elect will behave in office. Meanwhile, the present state of hysteria could make things worse
Commentary
Tell me something I don’t know: Why some Brexit leaks matter more than others
It is not the absence of a strategy that is most troubling, but the fact that the government appears to be going into the negotiations with aims that are intellectually incoherent, even delusional
Theresa May’s India visit – where the Rise of Asia met Trumpism
There is no escaping the fundamental tension between Britain’s need for economic ties with rising powers and the growing nativist sentiments at home.
Asia awaits Trump
Asian partners and rivals alike will be justifiably nervous at the prospect of a Trump presidency, but they should not read too much into campaign rhetoric
Populists are out to divide us. They must be stopped.
The US is the latest country to be seduced by nationalists. Liberals should brace themselves for a long struggle
With Trump, the spectre of John Bolton returns to the UN
Before January, Europeans should make preparations to safeguard the UN, again
What Europe should do about a problem like Trump
If European governments do not take serious steps to secure a good deal with President Trump, they will likely end up with a bad one.
Trumped up trade: The end of an era
The days of US fiscal restraint, and of global trade growth outpacing GDP growth, are now over.
Europe, Alone in Trump’s World
Europeans will not only have to get used to Trump; they will have to look at the world through different eyes
Russia happy but wary in anticipation of a ‘new reset’
Trump’s worldview is viewed as more likely to accommodate Russia’s ‘spheres of influence’ but his unpredictability is as much a worry for the Kremlin as it is for others