Andreas Kluth

The medium is the message, as Marshall McLuhan predicted and the US president internalised. For Ukrainians, that spells tragedy.

The president-elect has no philosophy or policy, and his incoherence about global relations is not feigned

Like nature, world politics abhors a vacuum, and the American election may be about to deliver one

No matter the president, the US will no longer meet the world as moral beacon or crusader, but as just another Great Power pursuing selfish interests

Flouted by Russia, Hamas and maybe Israel, it is almost impossible to enforce. And yet it remains indispensable.

His address to the nation during the Wagner mutiny and the subsequent deal to let its leader off the hook suggest the Russian president is toast

Beijing’s dominance in the rare earths race may bode ill for stability

Part of being a leader is deterring adversaries from doing undesirable things. That comes with huge risks