Trump’s return adds new strains on UK foreign policy

Keir Starmer’s government will probably move towards deeper UK-EU relations under geopolitical pressures

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Trump’s foreign policy plan: embrace unpredictability

The former president has a radical global agenda for a second term, say allies and advisers — from Ukraine and the Middle East to pressurising America’s friends and foes

Business - Financial Times - October 28

How Trump will handle US foreign policy

President-elect has pledged swift conclusions to wars in Ukraine and Gaza and threatened punitive tariffs

World - Financial Times - November 6

Trump, Musk join hands on foreign policy

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Musk joins Trump in call with Zelensky President-elect Trump and ...

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FirstFT: Meet Trump’s hawkish foreign policy team

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How Trump 2.0 will change American foreign policy

Trump’s unpredictability and willingness to upend longstanding norms could set off a wave of radical change in key regions, potentially reshaping the global order as we know it.

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Trump accuses Labour Party of 'foreign interference'

Labour activists volunteering in the US presidential election amounts to illegal "contributions", the complaint alleges.

If Trump wins the election, this is what’s at stake for US foreign policy

If elected again, Trump’s policies may largely be shaped by the candidate himself – and it may be more chaotic than it was eight years ago. When Americans choose between Donald Trump and Kamala ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

Trump Had an ‘America First’ Foreign Policy. But It Was a Breakdown in American Policymaking.

A second Donald J. Trump presidency would almost certainly mark a return to an era of foreign policy decrees, untethered to any policy process, at a moment of maximum international peril.

World - The New York Times - November 1

Rubio: US entering era of 'pragmatic foreign policy' with Trump win

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said early Wednesday that the U.S. is entering a period of “pragmatic foreign policy,” following former President ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

The sky isn’t falling: Trump’s foreign policy won’t be a catastrophe

While Trump’s approach is far from traditional, it’s neither reckless nor isolationist. Instead, it represents a strategy of restraint aimed at addressing core threats without entangling America in ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Is Donald Trump a foreign policy dove? If only | Mehdi Hasan

Trump is surrounding himself with hawks so you can be assured that his will be a very hawkish administration. “If Kamala wins, only death and destruction await because she is the candidate of ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Trump's defense secretary pick once slammed him for 'shallowness' on foreign policy

Donald Trump this week tapped Pete Hegseth to be his secretary of defense -- despite the Fox News host having previously criticized him before he was elected in 2016.

FirstFT: Shares in McDonald’s plunge on links to E. coli outbreak

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World - Financial Times - October 23

Under its new president, Mexico’s foreign policy heads down dangerous path

Newly inaugurated President Claudia Sheinbaum has restricted the diplomatic work of the U.S. ambassador, humiliated the King of Spain and appointed a new secretary of Foreign Affairs known for his ...

Politics - The Hill - October 20

Trade, tech, defence: UK braces for policy flashpoints with Trump’s US

Key differences are set to test the transatlantic relationship

World - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Harris's foreign policy must differ from Biden’s — even if it means copying Trump

Washington needn’t dictate allies’ policies, but it must make clear that America’s interests come first.

Politics - The Hill - October 23

US diplomats brace as Trump plans foreign policy shake-up in wider purge of government

Analysts say it is hard to separate the president-elect’s bluster from his actual plans but it’s clear his priority is to bin many of Joe Biden’s policies. US election live: latest updates after ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Trump’s world order: election win brings fears of a combustible US foreign policy

President-elect wants to end the wars in Ukraine and Middle East to focus on China. How he will try to get there is unclear. In the first Trump term Richard Moore, then the political director of ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

US election updates: Trump reportedly looks to China hawks for key security and foreign policy roles

Trump will reportedly appoint Michael Waltz as his national security adviser and Marco Rubio as secretary of state, as president-elect picks cabinet. Don’t miss important US election coverage. ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Once They Were Neocons. Now Trump’s Foreign Policy Picks Are All ‘America First.’

President-elect Donald J. Trump is considering nominees who fit more comfortably within his often erratic worldview, in which deal-making reigns over ideology.

World - The New York Times - Yesterday

What does Trump's tapping of Rubio and Hegseth say about his foreign policy plans?

President-elect Donald Trump has already made picks for key foreign policy roles in his new administration: Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida for secretary of state, and Fox News host and combat veteran ...

Trump's policy priorities suggest legal chaos would return with him

Trump’s impulsive leadership style and frequent controversial pronouncements played a complicating role in the administration’s many court battles during his time in office.

Politics - NBC News - October 30

AstraZeneca Probe in China Adds to Concerns for Foreign Businesses

An investigation involving the drugmaker’s China president is the latest crackdown to trigger uncertainty in the industry about Beijing’s intentions.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 31

Reeves hints UK will urge Trump not to raise tariffs as economists fear his policies will cut growth – UK politics live

Chancellor says UK’s trading relationship with US is ‘absolutely crucial’ and promises not to be a ‘passive actor’. Another Labour politician who has criticised Donald Trump strongly in the past ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

The trouble with Pedro Sánchez’s ‘maverick’ foreign policy

Spanish premier’s swerves on international stage yield dividends in domestic politics

World - Financial Times - October 27

Harris ran on Biden’s foreign policy legacy. It was not popular.

Harris never presented specific ways her global leadership would differ from Biden’s.

Politics - The Hill - November 7

What to expect from Rubio's foreign policy approach

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida as his secretary of state. He also reportedly tapped South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and former Arkansas Gov. Mike ...

The UK has new opportunities with the new Trump administration

Yet, it is vital for the U.K. to continue to develop that relationship and we have much to offer the new President Trump.

Politics - The Hill - November 7

Lammy seeks to repair Trump relationship after ‘Nazi’ jibe

UK foreign secretary offers congratulations to US president-elect six years after branding him a ‘sociopath’

World - Financial Times - November 6

Biden's final months may offer conflict opportunities, even as Trump's return looms

President Joe Biden will see out his term knowing that President-elect Donald Trump -- a man he called a "genuine danger to American security" -- will succeed him.

Harris and Trump offer new details about policies and strategy in dueling interviews

As the presidential race moves into its final weeks, Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump have embarked on an interview blitz that has offered new details about their policy ...

Entertainment - ABC News - October 16

‘This victory is a mandate’: rightwing groups ready with policy proposals for new Trump administration

Project 2025 and other far-right groups have outlined a blueprint for Trump’s second term. As Donald Trump prepares to move back into the White House, he’ll have a host of rightwing groups trying ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Trump return puts UK defence spending top of agenda

Politicians say we're living in dangerous times, and Trump is a lot less willing than Biden to pay for Europe's defence.

Foreign secretary backs Mandelson to be UK ambassador to US

Former trade secretary has emerged as the frontrunner, with final decision expected within weeks

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

America’s foreign policy has changed — and must remain changed

Global economic power has for too long been concentrated in the hands of large corporations and state-run enterprises

World - Financial Times - October 29

India is key to rescuing Joe Biden’s troubled foreign policy legacy

The Sino-Russian entente has raised the strategic imperative for America to forge an informal alliance with another nuclear-armed giant.

Politics - The Hill - October 29

How the Harris-Trump showdown looks from abroad

The showdown between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will in many ways be a choice between foreign policy continuity and change.

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