The Spectator’s interview with President Trump: full transcript
Edited transcript of Ben Domenech’s exclusive sit-down with Donald Trump — the president’s first magazine interview since his return to the Oval Office. Read Here
Tag: United States
Trump tariffs could be bargaining chip or economic bomb
Fragile US consumer confidence, falling investment unsettles markets. Read More Here
What Tariffs Can and Can’t Do
When tariffs are moderate and used to complement a domestic investment agenda, they need not do much harm; they can even be useful. When they are indiscriminate and are not supported by purposeful domestic policies, they do considerable damage – most of it at home. Read More Here
Why China Isn’t Scared of Trump
U.S.-Chinese tensions may rise, but his isolationism will only help Beijing. Read More Here
Will Trumponomics Bring Boom or Bust in 2025?
Some argue that Donald Trump’s election heralds robust US economic growth, fueled by tax cuts and deregulation, while others insist that his economic plans, if implemented, will blow up the federal budget, revive inflation, and erode the foundations of long-term US prosperity. Read More Here
Kyiv is left with few good options and allies in a Trump 2.0 world
Zelensky must placate Trump and be open to the idea of negotiations while avoiding frontline collapse ahead of a ceasefire. Read More Here
Campaign over, Trump must make real-world foreign policy choices
The breadth and depth of America’s global security and business interests discourage reversion to 1930s-style isolationism. Read More Here
Mohammed bin Salman’s Style Shift Sets Up a New World Order Strategy
The Saudi leader has morphed from a cocksure young prince to a more patient and strategic international power broker. Read More Here
The Emerging Age of AI Diplomacy
To compete with China, the United States must walk a tightrope in the Gulf. Read More Here
China Faces a Long Road to De-dollarization
Any de-dollarization process must account for the fact that countries and business actors will still issue debt securities, bonds, and other instruments in dollar form to meet their capital needs, both regular and emergency, owing to the volume and liquidity provided by the “flexible capital account” standard of the United States. Read More Here
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