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  Since his election last November, United States President Donald Trump has surprised the world with new ideas nearly every day. Last week, he delivered the biggest shock yet: He announced steep tariffs on imports into the U.S. “Is he insane? How dare he? We must resist! He is destroying the economy. A recession will follow! A […]

The Biden administration appears happy with the performance of “Bidenomics” over the last several years; the stock exchange is rising and unemployment is low. However, this was achieved by injecting massive liquidity into the United States economy. The price for that has been the accumulation of huge additional debt and rising inflation. A visit to the […]

  Nippon Steel—Japan’s largest steelmaker—has offered to buy U.S. Steel for $14.1 billion, and all the people who count are frothing at the mouth. For example, President Biden has stated: “U.S. Steel has been an iconic American steel company for more than a century, and it is vital for it to remain an American steel company […]

  At a rally in South Carolina on February 10, former United States President Donald Trump shocked many as he recalled a discussion he had with a European NATO ally when he was president. In response to a question about whether the U.S. would come to a country’s aid even if it had not spent […]

  Election campaigns in the United States can often have a more disruptive impact on foreign policy than the candidate who wins. The president’s discretion in international relations is constrained by political realities. Yet, during the race, incumbents make decisions deemed necessary in case of defeat and take actions aimed at swaying voters. The ongoing […]