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Mitt Romney for President in 2016?

A close-up examination of the bizarre and risky way to elect U.S. presidents.

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Trump and May Are Not Reagan and Thatcher

A closer look at what is going to be the future relationship between Donald Trump and Theresa May.

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Trump: Jimmy Carter Redux

Is Donald Trump poised to learn the lessons that Jimmy Carter learnt in 1976?

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How to Assess the Trump Economy in a Global Context

A reality check on what’s really ahead for US infrastructure, tax cuts, health care and protectionism.

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Corruption in Trump’s America

The election of Donald Trump could spell disaster for anti-corruption efforts in the U.S. and abroad.

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Trump’s Real Bond: We the Fat People

The indisputable way to explain the 2016 U.S. presidential election result.

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How the Clintons Pivoted America

Bill Clinton’s repositioning of the Democratic Party two decades ago continues to leave it adrift.

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Japan & Trump: Now What?

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Despite Trump in the White House, Japan aims to get the TPP anyway and keep U.S. troops in the country too. Is that realistic?

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A Trumpian Headache for the Vatican

Donald Trump is an alien, if not an enemy, for papal Rome. His values and geopolitical vision are the opposite of Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s.

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Trump, Berlusconi and That Feeling of Having Seen It All Before

What happens if one suddenly sees oneself as a character in a Marcel Proust novel?

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