Donald Trump

Opinion – Trump’s Cairo Roast and the Performance of Populism

Nicholas Morieson • Nov 20 2025 • Articles

To understand why Trump is such an effective populist we must comprehend how his transgressive performances link power to emotion.

Donald Trump: Reconfiguring Global Order

Behind what appears (and sometimes is) capricious Trump Administration decision making are policymakers with serious plans for the world.

America First, Humanity Second: Trump, MAGA, and American Imperialism Revisited

Francisco Lobo • Nov 11 2025 • Articles

The most powerful country in the world is dismantling the order it helped create and rekindling old ideas about spheres of influence and regional imperialism.

The Emerging World Order in the 21st Century: An English School Approach

Global International Society will survive, though it will be neither under the aegis of the hegemonic Liberal International Order nor a bipolar Cold War-type order.

Opinion – The Poverty of Rational Trumpism

Richard W. Coughlin • Nov 1 2025 • Articles

Rational Trumpism is the intellectual face of a collapsing order that still believes it deserves to rule the world.

Review – Underground Empire

Andrew Latham • Oct 21 2025 • Features

Farrell and Newman show how U.S. control of global infrastructure became a source of power and how its overuse now threatens the very system it built.

Opinion – Trump, Race and International Politics

Inzam P I • Oct 5 2025 • Articles

The influence of race on the opinions of political leaders and its subsequent impact on the framing of foreign policy should not be neglected.

Opinion – What Has Trump Got Planned for Venezuela?

Richard M. Sanders • Sep 2 2025 • Articles

While Venezuela may be enmeshed in the narcotics trade, it does not constitute a threat to US national security.

Australia’s Foreign Policy in the Trump Era: Balancing Responsiveness and Responsibility?

Daniel Casey • Aug 30 2025 • Articles

While parties on the left and right can openly broadcast critique or support for Trump, the governing ALP faces domestic political pressures.

Brazil’s Place in Trump’s New Economic Vision

Rafael R. Ioris • Aug 28 2025 • Articles

Brazil is likely to do better by pursuing a less-US centered and ever more autonomous course that focuses more on the Global south.

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