The government’s defiant mood in negotiations with the EU risks further humiliation

Beijing will explore new ways to hurt Washington, including a refusal to buy its debt

The US and South Korea are betting that the leader in Pyongyang is a secret reformer

For political reasons, Trump and Xi will find it hard to back away from this fight

A surge of populist sentiment is part of a broader shift in international politics

A bitter rift between Brussels and London would be geopolitical madness

In today’s more open societies, lying politicians will be caught out by reality checks

The influence of the far-right Texas media operation is not confined to the US

A political phenomenon is pitting metropolitan elites against small-town populists

The Russian president draws satisfaction from embarrassing America

The US president’s worldview puts economics ahead of ideals and values

As pressure on the EU mounts, White House hostility could even strengthen the union

The US president has soulmates in Europe where far-right parties govern in coalition

The German chancellor and the US president represent different positions on migration

Has corruption become more common? Or simply easier to expose

Both men believe that tiresome details can be left for underlings to sort out