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 Ukraine. As Steven Erlanger of the NYTimes wrote…
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 usual for the next Post as well as…
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 administration actions and plans. And yet we are…
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 be a stalling out with Biden’s ill-disguised protectionism,…
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. Where does one start - with Gaza and…
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 Executive Orders follows a playbook conceived from a…
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 would listen to Trump’s Second Inaugural . As…
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 the Biden administration and contemplating the reality of…
“What Can We Expect?”: A Second Look At America’s Presidential Transition
Well, hello, we’re back! I do hope the holidays proved to be a warm time and filled with family and friends. Now, I was ‘chomping at the bit’ to return…
“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, I am trying to focus on the end…