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Photo by Library of Congress on Unsplash Contrasting and indeed confounding views burst upon us this week over Donald Trump and whether he has, and can implement, a coherent US…

Photo by Marek Studzinski on unsplash So I was struck by this piece by Ed Wong in the New York Times who reports on global affairs, U.S. foreign policy and…

Licensed under the Unsplash+ License It is all too clear that current actions from this second Trump presidency have brought much greater stress and disorder to the current global order.…

Photo by Bernd Dittrich on Unsplash Let start with the UN. First, a look at President Trump on the opening day. Certainly parts of the speech were in my opinion…

Photo by Paramraj Singh on Unsplash And the answer – ‘a resounding ‘Yes’. Now, what am I talking about here. Well, rather unsurprisingly, given the numerous headlines and commentary this…

Photo by Walter Martin for Unsplash+ So a bit early - here we are with this week’s Substack Post from Alan’s Newsletter. But the demands of a medical procedure take…

The Annual APSA Convention Perspective: Tariffs: A rough road leads to new destination Tariffs: A rough road leads to new destinations Authors: Danielle Bochove, Trevin Stratton and Matthew Stewart The…

Getty Images for Unsplash+ You think it’s not real. Just a bad dream! But you’d be wrong - it is all too real! However, just so we are clear, for…

Getty Images for Unsplash+ A quick note before I focus on this week’s subject(s). I did want to note that the most recent podcast in ‘Shaking the Global Order’ this…

Photo by Ian Taylor on Unsplash It is sometimes quite hard to watch Donald Trump roll out his foreign economic and trade policy – not to mention his national security…