We are approaching a critical turning point in the trade wars launched by President Trump through sweeping tariff hikes. On April 2—declared by Trump as “America’s Liberation Day”—he announced a standard 10% tariff on all countries, with even higher rates […]
For the last three months, since the inauguration of Joe Biden as president of the United States, we have seen an increasing recalibration of U.S. foreign policy. First off, the administration is trying to end the long wars that have haunted […]
Four years ago, when Donald Trump was elected U.S. president, one of his most significant priorities was to deal with the trade issues in the Asia-Pacific region. Although up to that point, the trade dispute with China was considered an […]
Last week the White House presented its “Strategic Approach to the People’s Republic of China,” a report delivered to the members of the U.S. Congress in accordance with the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act. It is almost an update from […]
It has become increasingly clear that the post-COVID-19 world will set the stage for fierce competition. The pandemic’s negative economic impact, rather than the outbreak itself, will trigger fresh crises. After all, the world’s leading nations, which could not join […]
The emerging crisis and instability in the international system is generating new openings and relations among different major powers. On the one hand we have been seeing new forms of challenges and confrontations among the superpowers. The trade war between […]
People have long claimed that we might be living in the most interesting times in human history, and today that claim feels truer than any other time in the past. The beginning of a trade war between the U.S. and […]
Last week in this column, the topic was the increasing tension in transatlantic relations. The EU and U.S. relations have been deteriorating for the last few years due to increasing disagreements and disputes on key policy and economy issues. The […]
Transatlantic relations between the U.S. and European Union have turned into one of the most significant crises in history following two major developments in May. That is the withdrawal of the U.S. from the Iranian nuclear deal and the imposition […]