In an increasingly interconnected world, the siloing of the State Department's key thematic programmes will complicate the Trump administration's approach to global conflicts and crises.

Billions of dollars in federal funding have been withheld from universities where Gaza protests were staged, ostensibly for reasons of antisemitism. What will the impact be?

The US-based writer does not hold back in what he pens for American readers, nor is he censored. There is just one word that he is forbidden from using.

If only US officials had hit upon the ingenious idea of meeting their Chinese counterparts in person before Liberation Day, much global economic turmoil could have been avoided

Industrial production witnessed a significant decline in all countries at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The recovery paths, however, varied remarkably. Production has soared in China, but it…

Now that a rare earths deal has finally been clinched between Kyiv and Washington, Russia may find that the US is less inclined to give in to its demands to end the war in Ukraine

Populism, sweeping tariffs and the wider demise of trade rules are only the start. As the unpredictable president's second term continues, the US threatens globalisation while China champions it.

His disdain for Europe, the global tariff war, and his hot-and-cold approach to dealing with Iran have left observers scratching their heads for answers. Where is Trump taking the world?