Australia’s Foreign Policy in the Trump Era: Balancing Responsiveness and Responsibility?
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
Brazil is likely to do better by pursuing a less-US centered and ever more autonomous course that focuses more on the Global south.
On the Trump-Putin Summit in Alaska
Russia cannot be entirely excluded from European security, and adopting a confrontational stance increases the chance of pushing Russia and China together.
Putin’s PR Win and Trump’s Strategic Misstep at the Alaska Summit
Despite Putin’s international isolation, the summit legitimized the Russian leader and provided him with an opportunity to solidify his territorial gains.
The Caucasus be TRIPP’in: Two Viewpoints on Trump’s Azerbaijan-Armenia ‘Peace’
The path proposed by Trump could have serious repercussions for the war-torn region, and beyond.
Balancing Costs and Fairness: The Loss of Focus on Social Values
US tariffs and the EU’s integrationist competitiveness funds both view social spending as a consequence, rather than a contributing factor, to equitable and sustainable growth.
Trump’s ‘Gangster Diplomacy’: The Political Economy of US-Japan Tariffs
Trump’s use of tariffs is framed as ideological warfare against globalism, making Japan – a liberal internationalist stronghold – a prime target.
Opinion – Trump’s Tariffs are the Incentive the BRICS Needed
Trump’s attempts to “punish” Brazil and India with tariffs may potentially distance them from the US, and perhaps even unite them.
Opinion – Multilateralism’s Collapse Under Trump and the Call for Global South Pluriverse
If multilateral governance and international cooperation are to survive the onslaught of “America First” anti-globalism, they must be radically reconfigured
US Bombing of Iran and the Transition to a New International Legal Order
The choices made in response to the US action against Iran will determine whether power, not law, will define the contours of world politics in the 21st century.
