How Europe could stop the march to war with Iran
The key is to resist artificial deadlines from Tehran and give the formal mechanisms in the nuclear deal time to work through
Tag: Trump
Understanding the latest tensions between the US and Iran
As America pledges to send in further troops, what do the escalating tensions tell us about US diplomacy—and could Trump come to regret it?
Dear London: on behalf of my fellow Americans, I apologise for Donald Trump
The president’s state visit has left us embarrassed—even horrified
The hidden perils of a trade deal with Trump
A free trade agreement with the US is considered a key post-Brexit prize. But the negotiations will be fraught with danger and Britain is not prepared
The US-China trade war just got even uglier
Both countries will suffer but China will take the brunt
Mourning a phantom: the cherished “rules-based order” never existed
US dominance has always rested on coercive power—Trump just puts less effort into hiding it
After Trump, who knows what it will take to put the US and the UK back together again?
Younger readers might find this hard to believe, but there was a time, not so long ago, when both Britain and America were admired for the governing principles they espoused
The perils of partnership with China
Deals with Beijing can be risky. Are they worth it?
The steady deterioration of democracy?
Democracy is not an end state but a process, and if there is no longer belief in its value then it may not endure
Would every white Virginian who has not “blacked up” please come forward?
America’s racist history is repeating itself as farce in the southern state
Why trade deficits are not a bad thing
In Trump’s US and closer to home, decision-makers don’t understand how the global economy really works
Can Elizabeth Warren go the distance?
The senator from Massachusetts has long championed ordinary citizens against corporate interests. Now she’s running for president
The Prospect podcast #65—Stanley McChrystal on Donald Trump
The retired general is at the centre of a Trumpian Twitterstorm. He spoke to Prospect about what leadership really is—and what it is not
The Nixon playbook
Forget Watergate. In the second half of Trump’s term, there are other lessons he could learn from the Nixon years. Like reaching out across the centre-ground to strike deals—and do something practical for forgotten America
Michael Lewis: are we heading for Trump's financial crisis?
In 2019 don't be surprised if the president defaults on the US's national debt and unleashes chaos. Lewis speaks to Prospect's Jay Elwes
Who is winning the US-China trade war?
The conflict will get worse before it gets better
The beginning of the end for the Republican lock on the south?
The true lesson of the midterms is that Republicans can no longer rely on states of the old Confederacy for unqualified support
How a UK-US trade deal could lead to Prime Minister Corbyn
Negotiations with Washington would gift the Labour leader a campaign attack line
The Prospect podcast #55: Is Socialism coming to America?
Clare Malone from FiveThirtyEight asks whether democratic socialists could reshape American politics
The rise of American socialism
The Democratic Socialists of America are pulling the party of Clinton and Obama to the left