The Great Experiment: How to Make Trump’s Tariffs Work for America

Trump’s tariffs target countries like China and industries where America has been losing competitive ground. The goal is to make it more expensive for U.S. companies to rely on cheap foreign imports, thereby pushing them to manufacture goods domestically. This aligns with his broader “America First” agenda, which aims to bring back jobs, reduce trade deficits, and protect critical industries like steel, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals

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Trump tells Ukraine ‘You should have never started the war, you could have given up land’

President Trump’s stance, as captured by a BBC broadcast and supported by fresh statements from his Florida residence at Mar-a-Lago, goes further than his previous rhetorical positioning. Instead of stressing deterrence through strength—his usual rationale—he placed partial responsibility on Ukraine, suggesting that a territorial concession could have averted the conflict altogether. These statements have elicited strong reactions worldwide, most notably in Ukraine itself, which has borne the brunt of the Russian invasion.

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Europe on the Brink: The Need to Secure Strategic Autonomy Amid Trumpian Geopolitics

Europe’s challenges are no longer limited to the economic sphere. As was evidenced by Vice-President Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference this year, it faces very real security concerns and vulnerabilities precipitated by an over-reliance on the United States for defense. This has led to a moral hazard, where due to being dependent on American security guarantees

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