Donald Trump

The War of the Words: Trump and the Left

Patricia Sohn • Mar 3 2017 • Articles

Institutions keeps the country intact and in balance over the long term. Arguments over the details of policy matter less, for we regularly change our minds on policy.

Performance and Politics Fifty Years After ‘Society of the Spectacle’

Cami Rowe • Feb 27 2017 • Articles

Resistant political performance must be reconsidered given populist post-truth politics. The relevance of shared truths and authenticity of others is now questioned.

Protecting Europe: We Really Mean it

Harvey M. Sapolsky • Feb 27 2017 • Articles

Once a year or so, the US will complain about how little our allies do. Don’t worry. It is just ritualistic behavior expected of the incumbent and carries no weight back here.

America’s New Best Friend: The UK vs Japan

Peter Matanle • Feb 26 2017 • Articles

The challenge in the months ahead will be to ensure that Britain’s isolation can be reversed with the discovery of a new purpose at the centre of world affairs.

The End of Pax Americana or a New Realignment?

Maurizio Geri • Feb 26 2017 • Articles

The international shift from cooperation to conflict that Trump’s administration has made is based on the continuation of the Obama administration, with opposite means.

Finding an Alternative World Order

Harvey M. Sapolsky • Feb 14 2017 • Articles

Serious change in the global security order can come about only when the United States actually does less international intervening. Then, others will do more – if slowly at first.

The Prince, the Pope and a Populist Moment

John A. Rees • Feb 11 2017 • Articles

Whilst populist movements have shown to be able to exploit sacral tradition, regal and religious institutions can equally employ resources to oppose populist agendas

Hitler’s Long Shadow: Donald Trump and Angela Merkel

Klaus Larres • Feb 8 2017 • Articles

In a volatile world, the US and Germany ought to cooperate with each other. Perhaps Donald Trump will realise that international cooperation, is advantageous to the US.

The Far Right in the US and the Religious Right in Iran

Alison Assiter • Feb 7 2017 • Articles

In the age of Trump and a rising tide of intolerance globally, a universalist outlook that critiques all forms of repression is an important theoretical perspective to adopt.

Making Sense of Trump’s Travel Ban

Harvey M. Sapolsky • Feb 5 2017 • Articles

Terrorism terrorizes. The public’s desire for protection will provoke a political response. The ban is a message to friends and family of terrorists.

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