Diplomat in chief: How did Trump do on his first Middle East visit?
May 27, 2017 04:01 am UTC| Insights & Views
President Donald Trump received both pageantry and a warm reception on his first trip to the Middle East. Whether bowing his head to receive the King Abdulaziz al Saud Collar from Saudi Arabian King Salman, gathering...
When Trump met NATO: Blunt talk and meaningful silences
May 27, 2017 02:55 am UTC| Insights & Views
Donald Trumps electoral campaign was notable for his abrasive statements and blunt assessments about a variety of issues. Among his more unforgettable claims was his suggestion that NATO was obsolete. This comment was...
What the Manchester attack leaks mean for the UK-US intelligence-sharing relationship
May 26, 2017 14:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Just a few hours after the British home secretary, Amber Rudd, issued a stern warning to the US government and intelligence officials about leaking sensitive information, they were at it again. US news outlets had...
Global Geo-political Series: UK resumes information sharing with US as Trump vows to punish leakers
May 26, 2017 07:19 am UTC| Commentary
The diplomatic rift between the UK and the United States that was triggered by the announcement of the name of the suicide bomber involved in the Manchester attack by US broadcaster CBS citing unnamed intelligence...
Vital Signs: Trump's innumerate budget makes Australia's look plausible
May 26, 2017 03:28 am UTC| Insights & Views
Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data affecting...
In Brussels, leaders wait defiantly and nervously for Trump
May 25, 2017 13:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views
President Donald Trump meets in Brussels today with leaders from the European Union and NATO, two pillars of the postwar transatlantic security order that he openly and routinely disparaged during his presidential election...
Global Geo-political Series: US-UK diplomatic rift widens with photo leaks to New York Times
May 25, 2017 10:43 am UTC| Commentary
The diplomatic rift between the two closest partners, the United States and the United Kingdom seems to be reaching a boiling point over the leaks from Washington with regard to this weeks Manchester attack. We at...
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