International

International
The dangers of Donald Trump’s instinct for dealmaking
Trade wars are alarming, but so are might-makes-right deals

International
State capture is a growing threat. Reversing it is hard
The 15-70-15 rule and other ways to prise powerful fingers from the public coffers

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China debates whether Trump is a revolutionary, or just rude
Its experts cannot decide whether the second Trump presidency is a threat or an opportunity


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Europe will have to zip its lip over China’s abuses
In a fracturing world, trade and co-operation will come first

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Trump is a problem for Europe’s most important hard-right leaders
His antics are causing headaches for Giorgia Meloni and Marine Le Pen

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The right way to fight nativists
A revealing new history of the cold-war crisis that inspired modern refugee law

International
Donald Trump shoots his own global mouthpiece
The shutdown of VOA, RFE/RL and other broadcasters weakens America and supporters of democracy

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Donald Trump v the spies of Five Eyes
Will America’s president damage the world’s most powerful intelligence pact?

International
Could Europe replace Starlink if America pulls the plug?
Only with something inferior to Elon Musk’s offering

International
Trump’s whims are overriding the national interest
Foreign-policy realists will struggle to explain America’s sharp turn