I see, and I’m sure you have as well, the repeated refrain that describes the current disorder brought on by Russia in
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Stopping the War; or Maybe Not Yet
We’ve known for some time by examining history that it’s much easier to start a war than it is to stop one.
Europe into the Breach
It wasn’t long ago that demands for a more ‘strategic autonomy’ approach for Europe seemed to slip away with Russia’s invasion of
The Crooked G20/G7 path for the United States
Well yes a bit late. Sorry. And also a bit shorter. Indeed, I am anticipating rather shorter Posts, and possibly later than
The Trump Battering of the Order
As much destruction, it seems, as this second Trump administration can engineer! And fast! One can’t avoid ‘reeling’ from the current Trump
The Many Possible Shapes for the Global Order: A Quick Look Back & Forward
The Trump attack on interdependence – particularly economic – has felt foolish and destructive but without question – relentless. What appeared to
All Purpose Tools with Destruction in Mind
It was hard to swallow the various initiatives and proposals that flooded from the White House and indeed Trump’s lips this week.
The Difficult Course of US-China Relations
Many anticipated, and or feared, the flood of Executive Orders from the second Trump White House these past weeks. The barrage of
The Trump Weakening of America and Multilateralism
Well, I guess we shouldn’t have been surprised. But since I’ve never spent time listening to Trump speeches – I thought I
Struggling with Global Leadership
So, with the last several Posts here at Alan’s Newsletter, I have been transitioning – altering my mindset, and bidding farewell to
Well, hello, we’re back! I do hope the holidays proved to be a warm time and filled with family and friends. Now,
“What Can We Expect?”: In the First Instance
Now you might think, with that title, that I’d be delving into Trump 2.0. Well, not exactly in the first instance. Instead,