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Us Foreign PolicyFinancial Times |
Trump’s pre-emptive attacks are a traumatic break with the ideals of a globalised world but the playbook is not new
Trump’s excessive faith in military power is squarely within the US tradition
As the White House lashes out against Germany, US allies must get serious about strategic autonomy
The Iran war is the latest mess to spring from the idea that ‘appeasement’ is always wrong
The US military commitment to Europe is fraying — but the two sides remain locked in an unhappy marriage for now
Europe and the US have fundamentally different world views when it comes to risk, force and international law
Tehran’s new ability to charge tolls in the Gulf is a powerful bargaining chip
The King’s upcoming visit to the court of Donald Trump has too much riding on it
The president’s chilling threats have further eroded rules against war crimes
At a time when many question American leadership, there’s an underrated value in simply showing up
An idea that didn’t work for Richard Nixon probably won’t for Donald Trump
Resorting to force when there is time for diplomacy is needlessly destabilising and tends to end in failure
The great cynic did not expect Iran to fight out of conviction
The third Gulf war augurs a more anarchic world — and more dependence on a less credible US
America has long used sanctions to coerce adversaries, but Iran and China can wield powerful economic weapons too
War against Iran does not seem to have undergone the normal stress-testing
A succession of US foreign policy choices has destabilised the oil industry
The appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei has dashed the US president’s hope of picking Iran’s new leader
However this conflict concludes, the US and Iran’s new leaders will have to revisit the same issues that sparked hostilities
America’s Trump-led retreat from global leadership is tempting others to push their luck