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Dr Anjani Sinha confirmed as Trump’s ambassador to Singapore in an ‘en bloc’ vote

Lee's (left) diplomatic approach successfully navigated Trump's transactional style, producing concrete outcomes while preserving South Korea's strategic autonomy.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

US-South Korea summit: A strategic reset for bilateral relations?

After six months in office, Trump (left) finds himself back where Biden always was, after trying almost everything else as he sought to disengage the US from the Russia-Ukraine war.
Opinion & Features

Bye-bye America First?

Policy journals brim with articles about American decline and the advent of multipolarity. But Trump, in his inimitable way, has reminded so many countries where power really lies.
Opinion & Features

Trump is opening a new chapter in US foreign policy

In a photo released by the White House via X, US President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President JD Vance (L) are seen in the Situation Room of the White House on June 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump said June 21, 2025 the US military has carried out a "very successful attack" on three Iranian nuclear sites, including the underground uranium enrichment facility at Fordo. "We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. (Photo by WHITE HOUSE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / WHITE HOUSE " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Opinion & Features

A war president: Ensuring that the war with Iran doesn’t turn into Iraq War II

Trump ran for US president as an anti-war candidate. He has been very critical of previous military interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Opinion & Features

Will the Iran-Israel war suck in the US?

For some 80 years, the United States spent more on humanitarian assistance, economic development programmes, and other types of foreign aid than any other government.
Opinion & Features
PERSPECTIVE

Foreign aid looks good now that it’s gone

Mike Waltz and other Cabinet-level officials expressed contempt for Europeans and insisted that allies should foot the bill for American military action.
Opinion & Features

A shambolic leak reveals Team Trump’s contempt for allies

Perhaps there exists now a cautious optimism among working people in the US who have witnessed factory closures, stagnating wages, job losses to China, and soaring corporate profits.
Wealth & Investing
RETHINKING MATTERS

The new great game

US President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)
Opinion & Features

Trump’s imaginary victories

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