Foreign Affairs
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.
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.
Hats off
Donald Trump's American antics and the Britain vote may herald a European re-launch.
Empire of rails
China foresees a world of railroads and interconnection, as if playing the part of an actor in the days of Long Depression.
Election frenzy
In the United States and Europe, elections held and elections to come are ensuring the global political balance remains in flux.
Historical cycles
Studying history means looking at life in century-long, not decade-long stretches, putting Steve Bannon-like alarmism on the fringe.
Ill-winds blowing
What's left of the EU's good name may take a further beating with the right rising and harbinger elections looming in Holland and France.
America first — at what cost?
Donald Trump's door-slamming nationalism is likely to provoke hardcore global repercussions, some of which the U.S. may not find particularly enjoyable.
A terrible year
Little about 2016 was encouraging. What's worse, its successor is destined to be tainted with the same problems.
Misreading the signs
The election of Donald Trump heralds a major shift, but its true shape and form still remains difficult to decipher.
Author
Mark Basssani
Mark Bassani is the pen name of a political and economic writer based in Washington, D.C.