Trump’s global retreat?
The war in Ukraine, largely sustained by American arms and funding, could now be on the cusp of a resolution.…
DOGE, Cost-Cutting and the Future of US Investment
As the new Trump administration takes a proactive approach towards cost-cutting through Elon Musk’s…
USAID and the “Rent-a-Riot” Model
As Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has zeroed in on the United States Agency for…
Trump and the Erdogan Factor
Turkey has been critical of President Donald Trump’s recent proposal for Gaza, which envisions a U.S. takeover…
Beyond USAID: Tactical Wokeness
With news about Musk’s DOGE cutting government waste, and the many programs on which USAID was spending…
The Paris AI Summit as Global Stage for Competition
AI will likely revolutionize a host of sectors in the coming years, including healthcare, transportation,…
The EU’s Green retreat is a sign of the times
The European Union (EU) has long made the reduction of CO2 emissions a basic criterion for funding, with its…
A US-EU trade war?
The age of great power politics has not – indeed, cannot – pass away. The EU is bracing itself to…
Trump, Ukraine and the persistence of power
As with the Israeli-theatre, the current American administration is signalling its fundamental continuity with…
Trump, Gaza, and countering China
President Trump’s recent announcement that the U.S. would take “long-term ownership” of the Gaza…