Category: United States
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Geopolitics at the End of the End of History
Lee Jones recently spoke to a conference of logistics professionals about the rapid changes in global politics. He argued that the current chaos is the result of the continuing decay of the old neoliberal order, and that this is leading to the militarisation of international relations, regionalisation of the world economy, and the redundancy of…
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Changing the Regime, Building the Nation
Philip Cunliffe explains why nation-building is the solution to the impasse in Western politics identified by Perry Anderson as the Regime. In a recent essay for the London Review of Books, Perry Anderson plots out the deadlock confronting political parties of both left and right across Western states, and notes that this deadlock paralyses both…
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Trump’s Tool: The Limits of Bannon’s Postmodern Nationalism
In Washington, the struggle within Trump’s coalition between MAGA and Musk is picking up steam. Alex Gourevitch thinks MAGA’s fascist-saluting champion Steve Bannon is likely to be on the losing end. It has been strange watching Steve Bannon not just stalking DC but having nearly reclaimed his place on stage. Even for a culture that…
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Vance Widens the Horizon
Peter Ramsay on JD Vance’s era-ending Munich speech. I knew I was far from alone as I gasped with astonishment listening to JD Vance speak at the Munich Security Conference last week. It may be a low bar, but this was the most powerful and enjoyable political speech I can recall. There was no soaring…
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Multipolar Neoconservatism
Alex Gourevitch assesses Donald Trump’s rapid and disruptive intervention into global politics, and exposes the evasion of domestic renewal that lurks in Trump’s apparent territorial ambitions. Is there anything to celebrate about Trump’s national security policy? There is no doubt that he has checked off a number of items that would be on any real…
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Is Trump 2 the End of ‘Neoliberal Order Breakdown Syndrome’?
Lee Jones asks why the liberal expert class may be changing its tune in the wake of Trump’s re-election. Doesn’t this time feel different? Is it possible that the liberal establishment is finally winding down its eight-year temper tantrum and coming to terms with reality? While it may be too soon to tell, reactions to…
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Now Trump is Out of Excuses
Peter Ramsay argues that the American election is not only a stunning defeat for the world’s authoritarian liberal elites, but also a victory for democracy, albeit a temporary and equivocal one. Above all, the result means that Trump’s brand of populism is out of political excuses, and we are about to find out if it…
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