The “rules-based order” is dead and Washington now acts without boundaries
A year has passed since November 2024, when Donald Trump won the US presidential election for the second time. And it makes more sense to start the clock there, rather than on Inauguration Day. The political and psychological shift began immediately. From that moment, the American agenda started to mutate,...
... prize went instead to Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Carter’s story illustrates how the Nobel Prize has always been as much about timing and perception as about substance. And it brings us neatly to Donald Trump.
Unlike Carter, Trump has no problem with nominations. They come thick and fast, from Rwanda, Cambodia, Gabon, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and beyond. Individuals and organizations have joined the chorus. Trump has even gone a step further: he has demanded ...
For Moscow, the real war is global, and it’s just begun
The trademark style of the current US president, Donald Trump, is verbal spectacle. His statements – brash, contradictory, sometimes theatrical – should be monitored, but not overestimated. They are not inherently favorable or hostile to Russia. And we must remember: Trump is not the
‘king’
of America....
Trump’s decision to ease sanctions on Gazprombank is a short-term transaction, not a sign of broader normalization
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has announced that US President Donald Trump has lifted financial sanctions against Russia ...
Denis Zlobin, Master’s degree student, Basic Department of Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University
Source: AI generated
Trumponomics…Frankly speaking, it should be considered the potential development of events in the United States, assuming that the main vector of the country's economic policy will be tramponomics.
Taking into account what tramponomics is, it is worth ...
... States and South Korea experienced leadership transitions that had a direct impact not only on their diplomatic agendas but also on the style, tone, and substance of their foreign policy communications. The period encompasses the presidency of Donald J. Trump (2017–2021) and Joseph R. Biden (2021–2025) in the United States, and Moon Jae-in (2017–2022) and Yoon Suk-yeol (2022–2025) in South Korea—each of whom represented different ideological, strategic, and communicative paradigms.
Leaders ...
With Washington leaning toward bilateral diplomacy, Brussels risks becoming an irrelevant – and obstructive – actor
The recent conversation between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has clarified the emerging diplomatic structure around Ukraine. What we are witnessing resembles the first reading of a play – the distribution of roles in what may become the next act of the conflict’s evolution....
Donald Trump's return to the presidency brings a complex array of challenges and opportunities for Mexico. His administration's policies on immigration, trade, and social issues will significantly impact the bilateral relationship between the two nations.
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... that a similar agreement could be reached. The unraveling of established norms and increasing geopolitical competition have sparked calls for a
“new Yalta”
– a grand treaty to establish principles for today’s reality. With US President Donald Trump’s return to the political stage, such discussions have intensified. On one hand, Trump’s rhetoric often undermines the remnants of the old rules. On the other, he has a penchant for striking deals. But can a new grand bargain really emerge? ...
... difficult. The pace of global change is so rapid that events which once unfolded over decades now take place within a single year. While the equidistance of these shifts is hard to pinpoint, there are key people, trends, and events worth watching in 2025.
Trump and Musk: A Political Tandem Unlike Any Other
The emergence of US President-elect Donald Trump and South African-born billionaire Elon Musk as the dominant figures in American leadership has created a unique and unpredictable political pairing. ...