Gideon Rachman

Trump’s deal reflects the failure of the military option in Iran

For now, the two sides remain locked in an unhappy marriage

By capitulating again, the EU and UK would signal that we are now irrevocably in a might-makes-right world

Rare earths are not the only Chinese product that America would struggle to replace

The US president and his followers are entering new and dangerous territory

By targeting allies and neighbours with tariffs, the US is playing into the hands of China

With American policy in the Middle East in tatters, Donald Trump could be the principal beneficiary of escalation in the region

Tokyo and Washington are both determined to prevent Beijing from dominating the Indo-Pacific

The strategic case for the Australia-UK-US pact is sound, but technical and political doubts are growing

Admirers of the Russian leader may soon lead the world’s three largest democracies