Trump has no appetite for a second-term war
In Riyadh he channeled his inner Lord Palmerston
Jacob Heilbrunn
Jacob Heilbrunn is editor of The National Interest. He lives in Washington DC
Tuesday
Trump is treating Israel like a nettlesome supplicant
For Netanyahu, this turn of events comes as a rude surprise
Wednesday
J.D. Vance makes nice with Munich
Is it possible Trump – and by extension, Vance – are truly taking a harder line on Russia?
Sunday
Trump rules out a third term
In 2028, would there be an appetite for him to serve one?
Thursday
How much hope did Trump offer Meloni?
‘There will be a trade deal, 100 percent’
Thursday
Trump’s choice on a replacement UN ambassador is complex
The President decided to yank Elise Stefanik’s nomination because of the slender Republican majority in the House
Monday
The ‘government by groupchat’ scandal should cost Mike Waltz his job
The National Security Advisor accidentally added the editor of the Atlantic to a message thread in which Houthi air strikes were planned
Sunday
Trump has elevated the Houthis as an opponent
The cold, hard truth is that air strikes have seldom proven lethal enough to decapitate rebel movements and regimes in the Middle East
Tuesday
Trump and Elon’s White House Tesla auto show
The President suddenly likes Tesla, just as it goes out of fashion.
Friday
All along Trump’s aim has been to dispose of Zelensky
The truth is that the president choreographed his break-up with Ukraine quite well
Monday
Tulsi caps off a big day for ‘realism and restraint’ in foreign affairs
The former Democratic congresswoman suffered an acute case of what’s known in Washington as ‘confirmation conversion’
Trump says he will let NATO down. How will Kamala Harris respond?
The vice president is set to defend the western alliance in Munich later this week
Tuesday
Trump’s inner real-estate developer targets Gaza
Who knew that America’s Manifest Destiny stretched all the way to the Levant?
Friday
A pleasant respite from the tumult in Cambridge
It’s far from clear that Great Britain, or Europe, for that matter, can provide a sanctuary from Trump
Tuesday
Kamala shows her stern side in NBC interview
‘I’m not going down that rabbit hole with you right now’
Friday
Ukraine becomes another battlefront in the American election
It looks like Trump has a trombone mind — unless, of course, he wants to go over Zelensky’s head, betray Ukraine and announce a peace deal
Tuesday
Kamala’s brand new, same old last-minute policy platform
She has been shrewd to avoid stating much beyond traditional Democratic talking points
Tuesday
Reflecting on Trumpism in Pittsburgh
His extremism is likely to push Biden over the finish line
Tuesday
Victoria Nuland was the Kremlin’s princess of darkness
The departing State Department official was always ready to speak her mind, especially when it came to Russia’s malign intentions
Thursday
Will Chris Christie’s withdrawal help stop Trump?
The fear of Christie and others is that in a second term, Trump would indeed draw upon such plans to institute a dictatorship
