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The age of U.S. interventionism may not be over
President Trump has made it clear he wants to avoid military intervention but has shown a willingness to use force when necessary. Even then, he prefers non-escalatory measures. Moreover, America’s most significant competitors also want to avoid military confrontation. But others could find benefit in drawing the U.S. into a fight. Events around the world could yet force the president’s hand.
The U.S.-German rapport: the transatlantic X-factor
German-American relations are at a low ebb. As seen from Washington, Germany is consumed by internal political strife and incapable of acting as a reliable partner in transatlantic policy. So, for the next few years at least, the United States intends to manage bilateral relations on a transactional basis. At ...
Opinion: The financial elephant in the room
Like medieval alchemy that failed to turn lead into gold, today’s easy-money folly of central banks and governments will lead to crisis, not economic growth and prosperity. After years of addiction to overspending, neither politicians nor central bankers seem capable of returning to responsible policies. New technologies such as cryptocurrencies, ...
The economics of a trade crisis
At the end of April, the presidents of the United States and China failed to sign a long-overdue trade agreement. Financial markets were not happy. The world of business believes that the crisis is not temporary but that its consequences are far from dramatic and that new opportunities might actually ...
Opinion: NATO at 70 – where does the alliance go from here? (part 2)
The momentous change of the 1990s was bound to bring instability to the NATO-Russia relationship, as former Soviet allies turned to the West and Russia sought to reassert itself. U.S.-European relations were complicated, too, as the focus shifted away from security to economic stability. Now that Russia has revived its ...
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