Commentary

The idea that Trump is swaying Russia’s and India’s foreign policies misses a key point about great power politics, Paul Poast argues.

"If you’re going to understand the United States, if you’re going to influence the direction of travel, you’ve got to move beyond Washington," Leslie Vinjamuri tells Chicago Tonight.

"Tariffs will almost certainly make the US market less attractive, making it harder to sell to it, with an impact on the US consumers who have been the beneficiaries of those sales," Paul Poast writes.

Brent Neiman and David Henig join Deep Dish to break down how Trump's reciprocal tariffs could impact the global economic system.

Nikita Lalwani joins Deep Dish to unpack how US industrial policy, national security, and China's tech ambitions are shaping the AI chips competition.

"Sending out 50 letters gives the appearance of 'getting things done,'" Paul Poast writes. "It doesn’t matter if those actions are later reversed."

British economist Lord Jim O'Neill joins Leslie Vinjamuri on Deep Dish to discuss the global relevance of the BRICS.

Despite predictions that Trump would dismantle the liberal international order, recent summits suggest it is largely how it's always been, Paul Poast writes.

Leslie Vinjamuri weighs in on how shifts in US trade policy could impact Washington's relationship with allies.

"It takes a lot of cooperation to stabilize a global economy and to move forward on key issues which I think the US has a genuine interest in," Leslie Vinjamuri explains.