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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world For decades, American institutions such as the National Endowment for Democracy have tried to teach the world about political liberty. But now the Americans themselves could do with some advice. Analysts from places…
President Donald Trump has called it “liberation day” — when global commerce will finally start to rebalance and the US will no longer be mistreated by its trading partners. But much of America is looking at April 2 — when Trump will set high new tariff rates on imports from a wide range of allies…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink told shareholders in the world’s largest asset manager that “protectionism has returned with force”, days before US President Donald Trump is set to escalate a tariffs war with America’s trading…
Analysis Are China and Russia on a Collision Course in Africa? While Beijing seeks influence and prizes a stable investment climate, Moscow is sowing chaos and selling private security services to quell it. By Jessica Moody, a freelance research consultant focusing on political risk and peacebuilding in Africa. A soldier from the Central African Territorial…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been convicted of embezzling EU funds. The far-right politician is accused of misusing the funds between 2004 and 2016, when she was a member of the European parliament….
Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Europe Must Avoid Becoming a Digital Colony The EuroStack is the continent’s last chance for technological sovereignty in the era of AI. By Francesca Bria, a fellow at Stiftung Mercator and professor at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose in London, and Haroon…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters…
Analysis Why Republicans Hate the Department of Education Broad popular support means that even Ronald Reagan failed at dismantling the agency. A pencil drawing of a man smiling and wearing glassesJulian E. Zelizer By Julian E. Zelizer, a columnist at Foreign Policy and a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. Sign up…
If it were not for Elon Musk, Scott, a Republican-leaning IT worker in Appleton, Wisconsin, might never have voted in this week’s state supreme court election. But the billionaire Trump backer’s decision to plough an unprecedented $22mn into a conservative candidate’s campaign for a seat on the high court has riled up the 52-year-old. “It’s…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world T-day — or Tariff Day — is coming this week. Or not. We simply won’t know until it’s here, given that President Donald Trump changes his mind about policy daily. But assuming reciprocal…
