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Import-extort: what to make of Donald Trump’s titanic tariffs

Hinzugefügt: 3. April 2025

After months of bluster, he’s finally done it. At a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden, Donald Trump overturned decades of American trade policy with a simple signature. The new wave of trade...

Wall of duties: Trump’s towering tariffs

Hinzugefügt: 3. April 2025

Even in the run-up to Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff hikes, few had expected such colossal levies. Our correspondent explains how they will shake America’s economy and global trade. After...

Ballot from the blue: will Ukraine hold a poll?

Hinzugefügt: 2. April 2025

Months ago, holding an election in wartorn Ukraine seemed impossible. Now plans are being made. Our correspondent explains the prospects for the campaign – and the chance of a ceasefire, which must...

Right down: Le Pen barred

Hinzugefügt: 1. April 2025

Marine Le Pen is one of France’s most popular politicians, who has brought the National Rally party to the heart of the political landscape. Our correspondent explains the implications of a court...

Shock and war: Myanmar junta exploits quake

Hinzugefügt: 31. März 2025

Civil war in Myanmar is hampering relief efforts after the devastating earthquake on Friday, as the ruling military regime intensifies attacks on resistance fighters. The impact of Donald Trump’s...

Whack of all trades: America’s economy

Hinzugefügt: 28. März 2025

No surprises here: The Economist reckons tariffs are a terrible trade tool. But what is most clearly harming American businesses and scaring off investors is persistent uncertainty about them. Our...

You spin me right round: Europe’s populists reckon with Trumpism

Hinzugefügt: 27. März 2025

For Europe’s hard-right politicians, Donald Trump’s second White House bid looked like validation and opportunity. Now that he is in it, the tensions and trade-offs are becoming clear. The Houthis’...

Canuck of the draw: Canada’s election campaigns

Hinzugefügt: 26. März 2025

The Conservative Party, led by a Trump-tinged populist, once had the polls locked up. That is changing radically now that Donald Trump is seen as a threat to the nation. Amid America’s...

The chat is out of the bag: a stunning leak

Hinzugefügt: 25. März 2025

Put aside for the moment the outrageous security breach of a journalist being brought in on classified military planning: a leaked group chat reveals much about the Trump administration’s...

Bibi driver: battles led by and within Israel

Hinzugefügt: 24. März 2025

The ceasefire in Gaza is in tatters; the campaign against Hizbullah is flaring up again. Yet the most telling battles are those happening inside Israel. Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, is...

Spy-fall: Trump imperils intelligence pact

Hinzugefügt: 21. März 2025

America’s international intelligence-sharing relationships have been decades in the making and rely not on a treaty but trust. Could Donald Trump damage the powerful spy alliance? Why we may soon...

Not so delightful: Erdogan arrests rival

Hinzugefügt: 20. März 2025

Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested just days before he was likely to be elected leader of Turkey’s opposition. Where does this leave Turkish democracy? What Panama’s concessions teach us about how to deal...

Cold call: Putin thwarts Trump

Hinzugefügt: 19. März 2025

Donald Trump hoped Vladimir Putin would agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine. Instead he made marginal concessions, then launched a missile attack. Our correspondent assesses the implications. Tesla’s...

Peace broken: war returns to Gaza

Hinzugefügt: 18. März 2025

After Israel launched dozens of missiles into Gaza overnight, what does this mean for the prospect of a lasting ceasefire? As two stranded astronauts are rescued from the International Space...

In sickness and in stealth: threats to America’s CDC

Hinzugefügt: 17. März 2025

Donald Trump’s team has called the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “the most incompetent and arrogant agency” in the federal government. Our correspondent talks to staff who fear that...

Wheels of justice: the ICC gets Duterte at last

Hinzugefügt: 14. März 2025

The International Criminal Court has arrested Rodrigo Duterte, a former president of the Philippines. The case highlights both the strengths and the weaknesses of international justice. We examine...

When the levy doesn’t break: a trade-war world adjusts

Hinzugefügt: 13. März 2025

The Trump administration’s dedication to tariffs now seems more fervent than the first time around. Markets are noticing. We ask what might temper the trade war. Europe’s once-fringe hard-right...

Thirty-day trial? A Ukraine-ceasefire proposal

Hinzugefügt: 12. März 2025

The ceasefire proposal hatched by American negotiators and agreed by Ukraine is now a matter for Russia to consider. We ask how the not-yet-a-breakthrough will land in both countries. Our...

Sects and balances: a violent flare-up in Syria

Hinzugefügt: 11. März 2025

Horrifying attacks on Alawites, the sect of deposed leader Bashar al-Assad, throw into question the power—or the will—of Ahmed al-Sharaa, the country’s leader, to maintain peace. For the first time...

No question, Mark: Canada’s new PM

Hinzugefügt: 10. März 2025

The governing Liberal party is enjoying a stunning turnaround in the polls, and now it has a new leader. We ask how Mark Carney will tussle with Donald Trump’s tariffs and taunts. China has a...