Today
- Opinion
- Trade wars
Biden’s trade action against China is just polite Trumpism
Improved relations between the two powers can’t mask age-old trade tensions. Better communication is important because the structural problem between them is insoluble.
This Month
- Opinion
- Russia-Ukraine war
Trump’s Republicans are now Putin’s puppets
Republicans have a stark choice before the US presidential election: help Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky or pay fealty to Donald Trump.
- Opinion
- US election
The election issue keeping Trump awake at night
Democrats need to press home their advantage on the abortion issue that seems a sure vote-loser for Republicans in November.
March
- Opinion
- US election
A Kennedy might be about to help Trump into the White House
Robert Kennedy jnr’s third-party candidacy could split the vote in key swing states. Polls give him between 2 and 15 per cent of the vote in a three-way race.
- Opinion
- US election
Why no one will lend to cash-poor Trump
The Republican candidate’s financial difficulties pose risks for America as well as for himself.
- Opinion
- US election
Trump’s avalanche of lies is now boring
Donald Trump’s unchecked flow of untruths and bizarre outbursts spell danger, but they no longer cause sufficient shock.
- Updated
February
- Opinion
- US election
The real reason Nikki Haley is still running
The former South Carolina governor is boosting her brand by standing alone against Donald Trump in the Republican Party.
- Opinion
- US election
The real reason Trump wants the White House again
The Republican frontrunner is hoping to cash in on the presidency to mend his business woes.
- Opinion
- US politics
America is in the grip of geriatrics
President Joe Biden is no frail outlier but actually the gerontocratic norm in the United States.
- Opinion
- US election
Can Joe Biden now be convinced to drop out?
Most voters, including supporters of his own party, see the president as too old to run again.
- Opinion
- US election
Fear of Donald Trump sparks Congress chaos
Republicans are blocking critical policies that they insisted on because Donald Trump wants to score political points before the November election.
- Updated
January
- Opinion
- US election
Wall St has changed its tune on Trump now that he might win
Many business leaders argue that the former president’s bark is worse than his bite. People warned about him in 2017, but the republic is still alive and kicking.
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Biden’s blind spot for Israel could prove costly
The president’s staunch support for Israel risks damaging his prospects for re-election this year.
- Opinion
- US election
Time for Nikki Haley to take off the gloves
Unless the struggling presidential hopeful reverses course and attacks Donald Trump, the nomination race might just be over.
December 2023
- Opinion
- US election
Trump victory gives green light to Putin, Xi
Everything will change for European and Asian democracies if a man bent on dictatorship re-enters the White House next year.
November 2023
- Opinion
- World elections
Is Nikki Haley the wildcard big donors are hoping for?
It would be spurious to put numbers on her chances. They are not high. But it is worth stressing that America is not relishing another Trump vs Biden contest.
- Updated
- Opinion
- World elections
Joe Biden’s year of living dangerously
A Donald Trump victory next year would make the incumbent the most consequential single-term president in history – but not in a way he would wish.
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Netanyahu is an albatross around Biden’s neck
Israel’s prime minister stands in the way of the two-state solution that is the US president’s goal.
October 2023
- Opinion
- China relations
Biden’s quiet re-engagement with China could stop Middle East war
While it is hard to put a value on a dialogue that is unlikely to yield big breakthroughs, it’s easy to imagine the alternative.
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Biden must keep a seething Netanyahu in check
The temptation is to offer Israel’s leader unconditional support, but it would be wiser to try to break the cycle of violence in the region.
- Updated
