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Senator Marco Rubio speaks next to President-elect Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, October 29, 2024. AFP

Trump cabinet picks signal harder line on Iran

Expect a ramped-up version of Trump's first-term maximum-pressure campaign on Iran, only this time, he will have a stronger cast of US policymakers on board to implement it

Lina Khatib 17 November 2024
US Presidential nominee Donald Trump and Republican US Representative from New York, Lee Zeldin, at the Drexelbrook Catering & Event Center on October 29, 2024, in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. CHIP SOMODEVILLA/AFP

Climate change and the next administration

There are obstacles to Donald Trump's attempts to reverse progress

The Economist 16 November 2024
US President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, November 13, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump's opportunity in a 'New Middle East'

To capitalise on this moment, he should bring the current open conflict to a close, but with peace conditions that eliminate the risk of another October 7, and build on the Abraham Accords

James Jeffrey 15 November 2024
US President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with China's President Xi Jinping on November 9, 2017 in Beijing, China. Thomas Peter/Getty

Where does China stand with the next White House?

A few questions remain about US President-elect Donald Trump's China policy

James Palmer 14 November 2024
Elise Stefanik, US Representative, speaks during a rally for Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden, in New York, US, October 27, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Elise Stefanik: What to know about Trump’s UN ambassador pick

The news comes as little surprise to those who have tracked Stefanik's ascension through GOP ranks over the past decade

Amy Mackinnon 13 November 2024
Former Acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell speaks on stage on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. CHIP SOMODEVILLA/AFP

Trump’s foreign policy influencers

Meet the 11 men whose worldviews could shape the next White House

Foreign Policy 11 November 2024
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Susie Wiles, the unassuming operative who powered Donald Trump’s campaign

In his first major appointment, Trump picked Wiles—who shied away from sharing the stage with him at his victory speech—to be his new chief of staff, making her the first woman to hold the position

The Economist 09 November 2024
Eduardo Ramon

What will Trump's foreign policy really look like?

Trump's potential team looks to be split between figures like Vance, wanting to reduce US interventions abroad, and hawks like Pompeo, pushing for foreign confrontations

Robert Ford 08 November 2024
Lina Jaradat

Welcome to Trump’s world

His sweeping victory will shake up everything

The Economist 07 November 2024
Sara Padovan

Trump's win vindicates US firms that never left Russia

In 2022, hundreds of Western firms left, but around 200 American corporates stayed, including big names like Pepsi and Mars, in part because the cost of leaving is high—and getting higher

Nazareth Seferian 07 November 2024
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People hold Cuban flags and a flag supporting US President Donald Trump while participating in the "Cuba Libre" demonstration in the city of Hialeah, Florida, on 24 March 2026. GIORGIO VIERA / AFP
Politics

Is the US on the verge of military intervention in Cuba?

24 May 2026

Seizing Castro could prove more costly and less effective than the capture of Maduro

William M. LeoGrande and Peter Kornbluh
Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

How fibre-optic drones are reshaping warfare

21 May 2026

Small, low-cost, and difficult to jam, they give traditional defence systems little time to respond

Marco Mossad
Protesters march during the "Rise Up for Gaza" international day of action at Washington Square Park, New York City, on 4 October 2025. Kena Betancur / AFP
Politics

US public opinion finally sours on Israel: what next?

22 May 2026

As support for Israel weakens across the US political spectrum, once-taboo questions about military aid, lobbying influence, and US backing are moving into the mainstream

Tarek Rashed
Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Europe eyes Algeria's shale gas amid supply crisis

22 May 2026

Algeria is one of Africa's largest producers of hydrocarbons, and its proximity to customers in Europe makes it of growing interest as importers fret over a prolonged supply crisis from countries

Rabia Abdul Salam
Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

The extravagant Hajj caravans of the sultans’ wives

22 May 2026

Through extravagant processions led by palace women, the Mamluk state projected a message of power and prestige at home and abroad, turning the Hajj obligation into a soft-power tool

Yasmin Abdallah

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