America First Doctrine

Trump's 'America First' doctrine faces early stress test

Presented by National Council on Aging — President Trump's "America first" foreign policy doctrine will face several stress tests in the coming days, as he weighs potential compromises on tariffs ...

The Hill - 17h

‘America First’ must not put national security last

This is taking a sledgehammer without any consideration for both short and long-term effects to critical national security institutions that keep Americans safe.

The Hill - 1d

US stocks struggle as ‘America First’ bets backfire

European assets were predicted to suffer under Trump but are now surging

Financial Times - 10h

America vs. The World: Trump Shows How Far He Is Willing to Take ‘America First.’

President Trump has frayed alliances across the globe with his words and actions.

The New York Times - 1d

The Trump 50 per cent doctrine

With ruthless purges of the US government, the president is tipping the scales towards autocracy

Financial Times - Feb. 25

U.S. stocks are being trounced by Europe as Trump retreats from Ukraine, focuses on ‘America First’

Increased European defense spending as the U.S. backs away from Ukraine could bolster the euro and the region’s stocks

MarketWatch - 2d

Trump needs a lesson on the Monroe Doctrine for US-Colombia relations

The decline of positive U.S. engagement in Colombia had already contributed to the spread of faux-democratic thinking and disinformation-fueled populism throughout the hemisphere.

The Hill - Feb. 25

America’s Flex

We cover President Trump’s new tariffs.

The New York Times - 2d

America is changing, but it’s still America the great

America’s real power is the ideas that it exports, the culture it projects and the future it continues to invent. As long as America keeps leading in these areas, its influence isn’t going anywhere.

The Hill - 1d

There is a clear Trump doctrine. Those who can’t see it won't have a say in reshaping the world | Nesrine Malik

The sooner the US’s former friends realise the old global order is over, the sooner they can organise to regain power and agency – the only language Trump understands. A resonant phrase during ...

The Guardian - Feb. 24

‘America is now an adversary’

Plus, inside the UK's 'right-wing Davos'

Financial Times - Feb. 21

President William McKinley's America

Our 25th president loved tariffs, and oversaw an expansion of U.S. territory around the globe. But William McKinley is best remembered as being one of the four presidents that was assassinated.

CBS News - Feb. 23

2/24: America Decides

Macron, Trump offer contrasting paths to peace in Ukraine; Is the U.S. facing a constitutional crisis?

CBS News - Feb. 24

America Has a Rogue President

The firing of three judge advocate generals is one more element of this administration’s attack on the rule of law.

The New York Times - Feb. 25

2/25: America Decides

21 federal employees resign “in protest” over DOGE; U.S Secret Service Director discusses his experience during President Trump’s first assassination attempt

CBS News - Feb. 25

2/26: America Decides

Trump holds first cabinet meeting; Will DOGE save gov't money? Is recession near?

CBS News - Feb. 26

2/27: America Decides

Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Starmer discuss Ukraine war at the White House; Trump administration to take control of White House press pool

CBS News - 6d

2/28: America Decides

Trump clashes with Zelenskyy in White House meeting; WIRED: Musk's DOGE is 'worse than you think'

CBS News - 5d

3/5: America Decides

Tariffs on cars from Mexico & Canada delayed for one month; Education Secretary McMahon lays out 'final mission'

CBS News - 14h

JD Vance’s traumatic past doesn’t explain his bullying of Ukraine: his ‘might is right’ doctrine does | Karolina Wigura and Jarosław Kuisz

The man who wrote Hillbilly Elegy would have recognised the old eastern Europe. But he’s attacking the democratic order we yearned for. Even before the shocking treatment of Volodymyr Zelenskyy ...

The Guardian - 2d

America has turned on its friends

Donald Trump’s abandonment of allies is real and will endure

Financial Times - Feb. 21

America and Russia Are on the Same Side Now

The U.S. is embracing European far-right parties in sympathy with Moscow — the opposite of how Washington dealt with Europe’s Communist parties in the Cold War.

The New York Times - Feb. 25

Tariffs are not going to solve America’s ills

Punitive import duties will neither reduce the US trade deficit nor boost employment in manufacturing

Financial Times - 2d

Betraying Ukraine will not make America great

Moscow could terminate its war in Ukraine today if it so chose.

The Hill - 1d

Ben Jennings on the myth of America’s past – cartoon

The Guardian - Feb. 20

Trump’s revolution will end badly — for himself, and for America

Unintended consequences will appear, problems will arise and sooner or later the whole project will come to a standstill.

The Hill - Feb. 21

America's Russia policy is a failure of critical thinking and foresight

This persistent inability to appreciate the thinking exposed by another great power is especially striking given that Russia’s policies have not changed at all since the days of Ivan the Terrible ...

The Hill - Feb. 22

Ignoring science for profit will have deadly consequences for America

We cannot sell out their climate future for the continued profits of powerful business interests.

The Hill - Feb. 24

What Trump’s Deportation Plans Mean for Central America

Deporting migrants to Central American countries removes many political and legal hurdles for the Trump administration. How far can the practice go before these nations reach a breaking point?

The New York Times - Feb. 25

What Gettysburg teaches us about Ukraine and America

President Trump's comments about Ukraine remind us of the ideals enunciated by Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address, highlighting the global dimension of the struggle for freedom and democracy.

The Hill - Feb. 25

America’s Most Shameful Vote Ever at the U.N.

What happens when we stop “living within the truth.”

The New York Times - Feb. 25

How France got America right in the end

Britain and Germany were too close to the US to see it straight

Financial Times - 5d

How big is the stock market’s America bubble?

US has grown to nearly two-thirds of global equity market value, but some analysts see danger in ‘huge bet on AI’

Financial Times - 3d

Trump’s Bad Plan to Make America Argentina Again

It was no surprise to Argentina watchers that Trump began his term by blocking cash flows and firing workers — exactly as Javier Milei’s government started doing a year ago.

The New York Times - 3d