Politics & World Affairs

Janine R. Wedel explains how Donald Trump has combined personal enrichment with a consolidation of political power.

Federico Fubini shines a light on the corrupt business dealings behind the US administration's Ukraine peace plan.

Stephen S. Roach thinks the China-centric administrative region has changed irrevocably, despite its booming financial sector.

Harold James reflects on the developments leading up to the latest release of a US “peace” plan for Ukraine.

Chris Patten says EU policymakers have no choice but to oppose an authoritarian US administration undermining global norms.

Zaki Laïdi thinks that virtually any version of the proposed framework would amount to a strategic defeat.

Gerald N. Rosenberg shows how the Trump administration and the Supreme Court are undoing hard-won progress toward racial equality.

Abdullah Gül explains what it will take to turn the Gaza ceasefire into an enduring political solution.