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Are Europe and America headed for divorce?

Are Europe and America headed for divorce?

The US military commitment to Europe is fraying — but the two sides remain locked in an unhappy marriage for now

27.04.2026 10

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The real transatlantic divide is about more than Trump

The real transatlantic divide is about more than Trump

Europe and the US have fundamentally different world views when it comes to risk, force and international law

22.04.2026 10

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How Trump turned Iran into a stationary bandit

Tehran’s new ability to charge tolls in the Gulf is a powerful bargaining chip

17.04.2026 10

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Royal balm will not rescue the Anglo-American relationship

The King’s upcoming visit to the court of Donald Trump has too much riding on it

11.04.2026 10

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The FT View. Trump is surrendering America’s moral leadership

The president’s chilling threats have further eroded rules against war crimes

10.04.2026 10

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Now would be a great time to send US ambassadors to the Middle East

At a time when many question American leadership, there’s an underrated value in simply showing up

10.04.2026 20

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The madness of the Madman Theory

An idea that didn’t work for Richard Nixon probably won’t for Donald Trump

08.04.2026 10

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Preventive wars have weakened America

Resorting to force when there is time for diplomacy is needlessly destabilising and tends to end in failure

03.04.2026 10

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Trump learns that not everyone has a price

The great cynic did not expect Iran to fight out of conviction

01.04.2026 20

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What the Iran war teaches America’s adversaries

The third Gulf war augurs a more anarchic world — and more dependence on a less credible US

27.03.2026 10

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The era of US dominance in economic warfare is over

America has long used sanctions to coerce adversaries, but Iran and China can wield powerful economic weapons too

17.03.2026 20

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Trump has undermined the US national security apparatus

War against Iran does not seem to have undergone the normal stress-testing

15.03.2026 20

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America has become an agent of chaos in world energy markets

A succession of US foreign policy choices has destabilised the oil industry

10.03.2026 20

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Trump’s Venezuela strategy has failed in Iran

The appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei has dashed the US president’s hope of picking Iran’s new leader

09.03.2026 10

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America chose this war — and must now choose how to end it

However this conflict concludes, the US and Iran’s new leaders will have to revisit the same issues that sparked hostilities

08.03.2026 20

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A world without rules

America’s Trump-led retreat from global leadership is tempting others to push their luck

13.09.2025 10

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What’s really behind Trump’s abrupt pivot to Russia?

The US president has shocked allies by opening talks with Moscow and criticising Ukraine. Will this dramatic shift in US foreign policy hold?

22.02.2025 20

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