The U.S. has long been a beacon of safety when uncertainty reigns. That is changing, write Justin Lahart and Sam Goldfarb, The Wall Street Journal.
The US no longer sees Europe as a part of the "collective West", but rather a declining vestige of past alliances that are to be replaced by the hegemony of the America First. To date, Europe has had no response.
As the US and China dominate a "might-is-right" world, Europe’s influence is shrinking. For a small, open economy like Ireland, strategic complacency is no longer an option.
One operation looked like a clean win on screen. The other turned into a bleak cycle of footage, outrage and denial. Together, they say a lot about America’s relationship with force.
Beyond the culture-war rhetoric, the Trump administration's positioning is positive for Irish energy supply and ineffectual on EU politics – but worrying on defence.
As he steps back after more than three decades in financial markets, John looks back on the crises, triumphs, and lessons that shaped his career — and the enduring truth that in investing, temperament often matters far more than theory.
The heads of EY's new geopolitical unit Aidan Meagher and Simon MacAllister speak to The Currency about guiding businesses through an uncertain world, Trump's tariffs, and echoes of Brexit.
As the global order shifts, Keir Starmer faces a pivotal challenge. With the UK no longer anchored to Europe and Trump’s US retreating into isolationism, the British PM must forge a new path.
Ireland’s external environment is undergoing change not seen since the 1940s. Now is the time for a laser-like focus on what matters to Ireland and its interests – Europe and the US.
This week has seen the US set the European agenda, giving its Nato allies a choice between a real war or a trade war.
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