Why did Donald Trump buckle?

Was it Jamie Dimon or the bond market? Donald Trump played chicken with the markets for a week. But by Wednesday the multi-front trade war he launched on the world on April 2 with much fanfare had become unsustainable economically, financially and politically for the US president.  In an abrupt move, Trump swerved away from…

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South Sudan Is Returning to War

Analysis South Sudan Is Returning to War Recent fighting and the arrest of opposition leaders has put a spotlight on the country’s worsening interethnic tensions—and the fragility of its 2018 peace agreement. By Clémence Pinaud, an associate professor at Indiana University’s department of international studies and the author of War and Genocide in South Sudan….

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Why Putin Is Stalling Trump on Ukraine

Analysis Why Putin Is Stalling Trump on Ukraine The Russian leader cannot afford to end the war he started. By Ian Garner, an assistant professor at the Pilecki Institute’s Center for Totalitarian Studies. Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during the Forum of Future Technologies in Moscow on Feb.14, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during…

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