Gideon Rachman
FT WRITER
China is well positioned for a trade showdown with Trump
Rare earths are not the only Chinese product that America would struggle to replace
How Trump could destroy his own political movement
The US president and his followers are entering new and dangerous territory
Trump is sowing the seeds of an anti-American alliance
By targeting allies and neighbours with tariffs, the US is playing into the hands of China
Israel and Iran have just delivered the US election’s ‘October surprise’
With American policy in the Middle East in tatters, Donald Trump could be the principal beneficiary of escalation in the region
Japan doubles down on US alliance as China looms
Tokyo and Washington are both determined to prevent Beijing from dominating the Indo-Pacific
The squawkus about Aukus is getting louder
The strategic case for the Australia-UK-US pact is sound, but technical and political doubts are growing
The strange loyalty of Putin’s global fan club
Admirers of the Russian leader may soon lead the world’s three largest democracies
Trump, Johnson and a trial for the rule of law
The US and the UK need to show that democracies really can hold their leaders to account
Geopolitics threatens to destroy the world Davos made
World Economic Forum delegates fear that a long period of peace and economic integration could be coming to a close
Putin, Xi and the limits of friendship
Russia’s losing war in Ukraine is also a major strategic setback for China
