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Economic globalization and financial markets encourage the "Trump always chickens out" (TACO) cycle. If you like peace, that’s a good thing.

For weeks, Donald Trump has justified his fixation on Greenland with a single, blunt argument: America needs it for security. Against whom? Russia and China. And then, on Jan. 20, Trump quietly reposted something against NATO, which collapsed that entire story.

He probably didn’t do his research.

President again disparages allies and tells Fox News he is ‘not sure’ Nato would come to US’s defence

Mark Carney's speech, and Donald Trump's blunderbussing, foreshadow future ruptures.

Ukraine ‘living in Groundhog Day’ says Zelensky – as first trilateral talks with Russia and US to take place on Friday

After a bombastic speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump backed away from his threat to impose tariffs on European countries

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: After triumph abroad, the PM unfairly maligned as ‘Never-here Keir’ must urgently match his international clout with the kind of domestic successes demanded by the electorate

As Donald Trump’s second term unfolds, the contradictions at the heart of his “America First” agenda are increasingly apparent. What began as a populist revolt against elite globalism appears to have morphed into policies that alienate the very rural and small-town constituencies that backed him in 2016, 2020 and 2024.