Trump
Continental Drift
For Europeans watching, one thing is clear: Washington now regards Kyiv as an adversary from which concessions must be wrung and terms of conditional surrender imposed, while it sees Moscow as an ally-in-the-making and the more justifiably aggrieved party in the war of conquest Moscow started three years ago.
Trump’s Plan for Gaza
At a Feb. 4 White House press conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump proposed the relocation of Gaza’s Palestinian population. He thus transformed population transfer from a near-taboo subject in Israel to a viable policy option, with dangerous implications for Palestinians, Israel and regional stability.
The Worldview of the Afrikaner Diaspora Now Haunts the US
Donald Trump has taken an aggressive stance toward South Africa over its alleged oppression of its white Afrikaner minority, despite a lack of facts backing up his claims. The personnel guiding the new administration, including Elon Musk, may offer a hint at what is driving this new policy.
Jordan May Be Ready To Challenge Trump
Today’s meeting between King Abdullah II of Jordan and President Donald Trump is being closely watched across the Middle East. Often seen as a pragmatic and cautious mediator, Jordan’s king is emerging as central in a new grouping of Arab states aligned against U.S. and Israeli regional policies.
Trumpism’s Mass Appeal
Drawing from his book The Strange Case of Donald J. Trump: A Psychological Reckoning (2020) and his groundbreaking research on narrative identity, McAdams explores the psychology behind Trump’s enduring appeal.
MAGA Zionism and Its Discontents
A growing number of American Christians are eager to turn a prevailing Zionist theology and associated pro-Israel policies on their head. They might be dismissed as outliers for the moment. But the fringe has somehow repeatedly found its way to the center in American politics.
Laboratories of Authoritarianism
Why does open authoritarianism feel like a relief to some people? If you are going to be told what to do and can’t offer feedback that someone actually listens to, maybe it is better not to even have the pretense of democracy. Open authoritarianism is, of course, what Trump offers.