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Quantitative Tramping: How Trump’s Clash With the Fed Exposes a Global Financial Fault Line

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When Central Bankers Close Ranks—and Trump Breaks the Rules It sounds almost oxymoronic—if not outright absurd. In an unprecedented display of professional solidarity in postwar economic history, central bankers across the world have rallied behind Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as he faces sustained political pressure from Washington—and from Donald Trump personally. This confrontation would … Περισσότερα

When NATO Turns on Itself: The West’s Crisis Is Deeper Than Trump

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When NATO Threatens Itself For decades, Greece made a simple but powerful argument during periods of heightened tension with Turkey: it was unacceptable for one NATO member to threaten another. Whatever the disputes, the alliance was supposed to operate under shared rules, mutual restraint and, ultimately, American arbitration. If things ever spiralled out of control, … Περισσότερα

Trump’s America and the Rise of Resource Power in a Multipolar World

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Trump’s America and the Rise of Resource Power in a Multipolar World Predictions about the imminent decline of American power have become a familiar refrain. The expansion of the BRICS bloc, renewed discussion of de-dollarisation and the visible assertiveness of China and Russia are often cited as evidence that US hegemony is fading. Yet such … Περισσότερα

Why Trump Shows Neoliberalism and the Far Right Are Not Opposites — They Are Conjoined

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For decades, Donald Trump has been labelled a populist: a political oddity that somehow defies neat categorisation within conventional liberal frameworks. In some circles, populism has become a catch-all term for anything that does not align with the neoliberal mainstream—even when that term obscures more than it reveals. As critics themselves have noted, it is … Περισσότερα