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100 days in: Trump’s foreign policy promises vs reality
Donald Trump promised to deliver “the most extraordinary first 100 days of any presidency”. Promise made, promise kept. Let’s whittle down President Trump’s many foreign policy promises to the four most consequential and take stock of where we are. 1. Rebalance trade (particularly with China) President Trump promised to reshape America’s trade relationship with the […]
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Does this US-Ukraine deal change anything?
Our Wednesday briefing on Trump’s first 100 days had barely cannon-balled into your inbox when the White House dropped a surprise: the Ukraine minerals deal was done. The broad idea first emerged in President Zelensky’s victory plan last October. Dropping just a couple of weeks before Americans went to the polls, Zelensky’s strategy was: As Trump cruised […]
How Qatar won over Trump, and lured foreign diplomats
DOHA — While US allies around the world are rethinking their position in a shifting Washington orbit, the Gulf is sitting comfortably, just weeks away from welcoming Donald Trump himself to the region. The US ambassador to Doha, Timmy Davis, told a security audience this week that the president’s trip couldn’t come at a better […]
The world reloads its war chest
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) was born back in the 1960s, after Sweden’s then prime minister (who we imagine rocked a turtleneck) suggested establishing a new thinktank to commemorate the country’s 150 years of unbroken peace. And SIPRI has been absolutely pumping out reports ever since, but it’s really grabbed international attention in recent years, […]
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