This Month
‘Australia seems incredibly sane compared to almost any place in the world’
Once known as the “homeless billionaire”, Nicolas Berggruen has been living in Sydney where he’s contemplating Australia’s position in a shifting world order.
April
Mark Carney is about to learn the price of victory
Canada’s prime minister now faces a task Australian politicians should prepare for: balancing a reliance on Chinese trade with America’s new demands.
How Trump handed Canada back to the Liberals
Unfortunately for Poilievre, populists in the English-speaking world outside the US may be handicapped so long as Trump is sitting in the Oval Office.
Hushed chats, willful snubs: Geopolitics on show at Pope’s funeral
Dozens of leaders from around the world gathered for the pontiff’s funeral, but all eyes were on Donald Trump to see who he would greet and who he might avoid.
Trump considers slashing China tariffs by ‘more than half’
The US president is reportedly mulling reducing levies by 50 per cent to 60 per cent in a bid to de-escalate the trade war with Beijing.
Rubio snubs Ukraine peace talks as US makes more overtures to Russia
The US Secretary of State will not attend talks in London aimed at ending the war amid news that Donald Trump wants to recognise Crimea as part of Russia.
Trump has already lost his trade war against China
China wins the 21st century only if the West commits suicide, and that is exactly what the US president is urging upon us.
Little progress in US-Japan trade talks despite Trump’s claims
The two-day trade talks come as both sides address the 24 per cent “reciprocal” tariffs imposed on Japanese goods, along with an earlier 25 per cent tariff on cars.
Why hope still matters in a divided world
Despite the social conflicts we are experiencing at home and abroad, Easter and Passover are still times for reconciliation and celebrating light over darkness.
Trump has been proven right about pretty much everything
The president’s strategy of using shock and awe to challenge opponents and upend the status quo is the only viable one.
Trump exempts smartphones from China tariffs in climbdown
The US administration’s move is the first sign of a softening of levies against China and provides a big boost for Apple and Nvidia.
Could Trump’s tariffs decouple Europe from China, too?
The levies may trigger a strategic diversion of Chinese exports from America to the EU, eventually compelling European governments to respond with their own trade barriers.
There is no cunning theory behind Trump’s tariff plan
The White House cited my classmate’s economic research to justify its reciprocal tariffs – it got the maths wrong. But it gets worse.
China cuts Hollywood films in latest trade salvo
The move signals that Chinese President Xi Jinping could now be targeting American services in the escalating trade war.
Trump sees transition costs after confirming 145pc China tariffs
The levies have surged to a level far above what many economists have said could decimate trade between the world’s two biggest economies.
Europe could end up more like 1980s Qld than 1930s Germany
There’s a problem with being on the lookout for a rerun of the 1930s: you could miss what’s actually happening.
Trump and Xi are locked in a stand-off. Neither wants to blink first
The US hiked tariffs on China, just hours after Beijing did the same. The move endangers both economies and interests around the world.
Trump backs down in global trade war but hits China
The president stunned global investors by announcing a 90-day pause in additional tariffs on most countries, but ramping up levies on China.
Defiant China escalates trade war, raises tariffs on US goods to 84pc
Beijing slapped another 50 per cent tariff on all American imports in direct response to Donald Trump ramping up levies on Chinese goods.
Trump mocks world leaders as huge new tariffs take effect
The president’s aggressive levies on America’s largest trading partners were introduced at 2pm AEST, even as he touted potential deals with some allies.