The US president has pledged to pay all American adults US$5,000 if the Republican Party wins the midterm elections in November.
- Lecturer in History and International Studies, Leiden University
Trump has backed himself into a corner from which there is no apparent escape.
The Israeli prime minister has a long history of irritating American leaders.
Iran and Israel have attacked each other for the first time since April.
US policy towards Taiwan has always been complex and nuanced. All that may now change.
Even the Republicans in Congress were beginning to pressure the Trump administration over whether the conflict was constitutional.
The 2025 deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador was a chilling sign of how easy it is for US presidents to sidestep the constitution.
The Trump administration is once again threatening to withdraw the US from Nato, citing the reluctance of the alliance to join the Iran war.
The Trump administration’s unclear goals in Iran will make finding an early off-ramp from the conflict difficult.
Iranian attacks are degrading the interceptor stocks of the US and its allies.
History tells us that a lack of understanding of war on the part of US presidents has often causec friction with their military commanders.
Blaming Pretti’s death on the fact that he was carrying a gun contradicts the second amendment to the US constitution.
The US has captured the Venezuelan president, but whether this will lead to wholesale regime change remains unclear.
The Trump administration is highly critical of Europe in its national security strategy, while barely mentioning the threats posed by rival great powers.
Democrats have emerged from US elections triumphant, but they should temper their optimism.
World leaders have decided the best way to handle Trump is through flattery.
While the agreement might signal that Donald Trump is running out of patience with Russia, it does little to change the underlying realities of the conflict.
The White House intends to appeal to Greenlanders by highlighting their shared heritage with Alaska’s indigenous population.
Laura Loomer, a far-right political activist, has become one of Trump’s confidantes.
America’s allies are preparing to have to fend for themselves against not just their traditional foes, but also a predatory Washington.
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