Foreign Affairs
Unintended consequences
The Trump administration's stumbling policy rollouts are showing the public [...]
Bringing back politics
Policymakers often try to hide their work. Perhaps still under [...]
The era of uneven U.S. power
American clout is dwindling and growing at the same time, posing a quandary for policymakers.
Economic hardball
The U.S.'s new appetite for trade combat may return economic warfare to the realm of geopolitics.
Game (back) on
Terrorism is losing strategic traction as the troika of great powers, the U.S., Russia and China, return to center stage.
The Bitcoin conundrum
The digital currency has made waves in recent months, soaring and dipping, but behind it is a far bigger question.
It never ends
Donald Trumps' near pathological unpredictability makes the systematic conduct of foreign policy increasingly precarious
Waning reach
Uncle Sam doesn't command the same audience he did half-a-century ago, so how then to best use his voice?
Unthinkable thinking
Donald Trump's economic priorities are overturning old apple carts, but it's unwise to blindly label all the shakeups as bad.
Answer A.
Donald Trump's foreign policy is a Republican foreign policy, and overthinking his motives gets you nowhere.
Mirages
Whether it's the policies of Donald Trump, Teresa May or those of Japan, the economic song remains retro.
Slogans and shortcuts
Emmanuele Macron seemed to spoil Donald Trump just enough to accomplish his mission — become a handbrake.
Author
Mark Basssani
Mark Bassani is the pen name of a political and economic writer based in Washington, D.C.