This Month
Why the MAGA faithful could bring down Trump
The president is entering new and dangerous territory as he pushes ahead with inflation-raising tariffs that could hit US consumers.
How Zelensky can win without Trump’s help
With Europe’s backing, Ukraine can stay in the fight long enough to achieve real peace – one that guarantees its independence and sovereignty.
February
Europe, Australia must fight to keep the world safe from Trump
Europe and its allies will have to defend liberal democracy without American support.
Europe needs to toughen up and shrug off Trump’s bullying
European leaders need to reduce their dangerous dependence on a new adversarial America.
Why China may be relishing Trump’s tariff showdown
By targeting allies and neighbours with tariffs, the US is playing into the hands of China.
January
Trump and the contest between two visions of democracy
If supporters of liberal democracy want to win the battle, outrage and resistance will not be enough. They will have to defeat the arguments of the strongman leaders.
December 2024
5 ways ‘America First’ could transform the world in 2025
Donald Trump is leading the way, but Russia and China are also seeking radical change to the status quo.
Why the world’s leading democracies are in crisis
The majority of G7 governments are now so burdened with domestic political problems that they are incapable of steering their own countries – let alone the free world.
Assad’s fall is an embarrassing blow to Putin
Lots could still go wrong in Syria, but the fall of a brutal regime aligned to other brutal regimes is a good thing.
November 2024
Netanyahu arrest warrant is a dangerous problem for the West
Donald Trump is likely to try to destroy the International Criminal Court over the pursuit for Israel’s leaders, but this is not in anybody’s interests.
Trump’s foreign enemies are about to get a significant boost
The president-elect is threatening to gut the institutions that make America great, which can only benefit Russia and China.
Trump and Harris poles apart on foreign policy
Beneath the slogans and insults, the Trump and Harris camps have fundamentally different views of how to prevent the world from sliding into conflict.
October 2024
Why these world leaders want Trump to win
The former president’s stress on power and indifference to democracy and human rights worries the EU. But it makes him the preferred partner of strongmen around the world.
This is the only way Iran’s regime can topple
Military intervention from Israel or the United States is unlikely to bring about the fall of the Islamic republic.
Trump could be the biggest winner from Middle East escalation
The former president claims the world was at peace during his rule and that the “weakness” of the Biden administration has led to wars in Europe and the Levant.
September 2024
Israel’s dream of a new Middle East order could become a nightmare
With its decapitation of Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Israeli government hopes that it has finally seized the initiative in the battle with its regional enemies.
Harris must dazzle in debate or face defeat
The Democratic candidate badly needs a breakthrough in this week’s televised debate to restore momentum to her faltering campaign.
Why Elon Musk is much more powerful than you think
His influence is showing up from Ukraine to China, angering the United States, although he still lacks the ability to make the law.
August 2024
An aggressive Ukraine has crossed Washington’s red line
Volodymyr Zelensky is prepared to ignore Russia’s nuclear threats. But the Biden administration is still wary of escalating the war.
July 2024
The real danger that Trump would pose for Ukraine
Agreeing to Russia’s demand for a neutral Ukraine, as a new Republican presidency might, could leave the country at the mercy of Vladimir Putin’s long-term ambitions.