From Global Champion to Customs Collector: America’s Protectionist Renaissance
Nearly a century ago, the United States passed a notorious tariff law that plunged the world into a trade war and prolonged the Great Depression....
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Turkey’s Democratic Paradox: The West’s Favourite Hypocrite
When Turkey imprisoned President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival over the weekend, thousands of protesters poured onto the streets. However, the response from the...
Trump’s Foreign Policy: The Art of Alienating Friends and Making Enemies
Before President Donald Trump took office for the second time, European officials believed they had figured him out. He was a businessman at heart, they...
Trump’s Secret Weapon: LNG – The Cornerstone of U.S. Geopolitical Strategy
For decades, the United States’ dependence on imported energy served as a natural leash, preventing any administration from going too far in alienating allies or...
From Growth Euphoria to Recession Fears in Record Time
Only weeks ago, market analysts debated whether the U.S. economy would accelerate under Trump’s tax-slashing, protectionist agenda. Now, suddenly, the dreaded R-word (recession, not ‘Republican...
Trump’s Trade War Escalation: A Policy for Disaster
President Donald Trump has made good on his threat to hammer Canada and Mexico with hefty import tariffs while doubling down on China, effectively dragging...
Europe’s Eternal Innocence: Still Clutching at American Coattails
Donald Trump has ordered an immediate freeze on all military aid to Ukraine, turning up the pressure on Volodymyr Zelensky just days after their disastrous...
Europe’s Endless Illusion: Still Waiting for the Americans
In the wake of the disastrous Oval Office showdown between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, European leaders scrambled to convene an emergency summit in London—a...
Markets in Turmoil: The Trump-Zelensky Clash and Its Economic Aftershocks
The latest meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky was expected to clarify Ukraine’s future, but instead, it ignited a firestorm of uncertainty across global...