A ‘Wild’ US Foreign Policy Week
It has been a ‘wild week’ for US foreign policy - even for this President. Experts provided geopolitical analyses on the Trump administration foreign policy plans from: the Munich Security…
From the East Asia Forum – “Trump tactics put G20 cohesion to the test”
The EAF Post focuses on the South Africa G20 presidency in 2025 - the tensions with the Trump administration during that hosting year, especially over the South Africa Declaration and…
Voices at Munich: Struggling in a World of Trump Disorder
Image Credit: Photo by Marek Studzinski on Unsplash+ It would be hard to replicate ‘the buzz’ that accompanied US Vice President Vance’s remarks from last year’s Munich Security Conference (MSC),…
Dealing with President Trump and the ‘Rising Disorder’: Where to from here for Europe and More
It is clear that Europe is not perceived as a friend by President Trump, especially the intergovernmental EU of 27 nations. There isn’t, it seems, an instrument of multilateralism that…
The Afterglow and the ‘Principled and Pragmatic’ Slog
Today’s Substack Post is slightly delayed. Apologies. I am working out a more practical, not to mention acceptable way for securing images that can, without concern, be shown at Alan’s…
A ‘Davos Moment’: But ‘Where to from Here’
It received a ‘ton’ of attention even in the context of a number of notable speakers, most obviously President Trump. What am I talking about? Well, it was Prime Minister…
A Podcast with Tom Wright: The Conflict in Ukraine and More and a ‘Peek’ at Trump’s ‘New Imperialism
I was fortunate to have a podcast sit down with my colleague Tom Wright of Brookings - https://globalsummitryproject.com/podcast/shaking-the-global-order-season-4-ep-1-an-interview-with-thomas-wright-on-the-trump-administrations-strategy-with-the-continuing-conflict-in-ukraine-and-a-peek-at-preside/ I explored with Tom the current conflicts, or near conflicts, in Ukraine,…
“Keeping Up with the ‘New Imperialism’”
It is ‘head spinning’ but also ‘head shaking’. Talking with colleagues they convey the sense that it is difficult, if not nearly impossible to frame US foreign policy with Trump…
Trump’s ‘New Imperialism’
Geez, I just took a short holiday break! And look what happens! It is hard to fully comprehend the Trump Venezuela action and the extended larger threats made with respect…