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There’s a whole system of checks and balances in place to stop a president like Trump going too far.
It seems Trump and his appointees already accept more global warming science than they are prepared to let on.
We haven’t had a major government ethics scandal since Watergate, which means Americans have forgotten how bad it can be. That’s why Trump may end up accidentally reminding us.
An historian based in Poland sees many similarities between Trump and authoritarian nationalists like Poland’s Jarosław Kaczyński. But the parallels only go so far.
The Trump Administration is likely to be more aggressive about resisting China in the South China Sea and more forceful about preventing the erosion of America’s position in the western Pacific.
The next American administration will have to choose between following Barack Obama’s reform course or relaunching the war on drugs, nationally and internationally.
Xi Jinping is the first Chinese leader to attend the World Economic Forum and used his speech to denounce protectionism. But China’s trade liberalisation has stalled recently.
The effects of a sovereign credit rating downgrade would be painful for all South Africans.
UK diplomats are thoroughly briefed on the pitfalls that could trap them on overseas service.
Decades – even centuries – have gone into building the diplomatic protocols on which we all rely. Is all that work being undone?
There is an era that lends itself rather closer than the tired Nazi comparisons of Donald Trump. And it may have a far more useful message for us today.
Donald Trump says he supports torture. Can political leaders change his mind?
Conservatives have been very successful framing a compelling narrative about who they are and what they stand for. Progressives will have a tough four years if they don’t do the same.
President-elect Donald Trump has offered the UK a quick post-Brexit trade deal but he’ll face some legal hurdles to make it happen.
Expectations are high that China will take the reins of global leadership at Davos, but don’t expect Xi Jinping to upset the apple cart.
For all the chatter about the Kremlin’s supposed preference for Trump over Clinton, its strategy is far from clear.
One might expect universal praise for Streep’s pronouncement but disabled activists have proved to be Streep’s harshest critics.
As commander-in-chief, Trump will have a major impact in upholding the U.S. military’s honor and ethics. A scholar at the U.S. Naval Academy considers if he is up to the task.
If US Rep. Ryan Zinke of Montana is confirmed as interior secretary, he will face difficult choices about balancing extractive activities like energy production with conservation on public lands.
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