Category: Donald Trump

When the United States slaps a 32% tariff on a wide range of Indonesian exports, it frames the move as a way to protect American industry. But halfway around the world, the decision opens the door to deeper strategic realignment. With access to U.S. markets suddenly ...

By Lukas Fiala With markets reeling from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff bazooka, economists around the world are seemingly waking up to the new reality of the "Washington Dissensus." America rejects the very idea of the world it has created, its ...

By Hieun Shin China, South Korea, and Japan agreed Sunday to strengthen free trade in the face of a raft of new tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. The agreement came at a meeting ...

The cherry blossoms are beginning to bloom in Washington, D.C., but inside the Beltway, there’s little sign of renewal—only a thick fog of uncertainty. After a brief return to D.C., I found a city still reeling from the shock of the Trump administration’s return to power and ...

During his Senate confirmation, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio denounced the so-called "liberal international order" that he said was obsolete and no longer working for the United States. Since he and his boss, President Donald Trump, took office eight weeks ...

By Juan José Rodríguez The decision by Hong Kong firm CK Hutchison to sell its Panama ports to a U.S.-led consortium provides the Central American country with a convenient way out of its standoff with President Donald Trump, experts said Tuesday. ...

A new investigation by Reuters shows that the Trump administration's threat of tariffs is mostly successful with a small number of Latin American countries mainly exporting to the U.S., like Mexico and Colombia. In contrast, most South American exports to the ...

The U.S.-China relationship is at a critical inflection point as Donald Trump tries to reset ties with his counterpart Xi Jinping. The U.S. President has repeatedly said he wants to negotiate a comprehensive trade agreement that would, in his view, lead ...

China's longstanding emphasis on small-state diplomacy was on full display on Tuesday when Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Somalia, Uganda, Pakistan, and Bolivia. While this kind of "speed dating diplomacy" is typical ...

By Danny Kemp U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday offered to sell state-of-the-art fighter jets to India as he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to ramp up trade, rekindling a bond that defies the new U.S. administration's punitive approach to ...

There is mounting evidence that indicates the United States government may force South Africa to make a once-unthinkable choice: it's either the U.S. or China, but it can't be both. The president addressed the issue this week and said, "the South Africa ...

Chinese engagement in Africa is seen by many people as a classic example of neo-colonial exploitation. China, according to the narrative, is merely the latest in a long line of predatory foreigners seeking to drain the continent's vast reserves of oil, ...