Author: Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex

In his Munich speech, Marco Rubio balanced loyalty to Trump with reassurances to Europe

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When the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, delivered a speech at Europe’s biggest security conference in the German city of Munich on February 14, leaders from across the continent were relieved by its content. In contrast to the previous year, when US vice-president J.D. Vance had launched a scathing attack on European-style democracy, Rubio’s […]

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Turkey is an incredibly powerful broker in the current world crisis, and a masterful negotiator

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While Turkey’s government is struggling to deal with mass protests at home (after Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was imprisoned), in foreign affairs it is in an increasingly strong position as a key power broker in deals with Europe, the US and Russia. At the crossroads between Asia and Europe, Turkey is strategically important to just […]

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How Zelensky rebuilt his relationship with Trump to turn the tables on Putin

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After Donald Trump’s “very good and productive” phone call with Vladimir Putin earlier this week, all eyes were on his subsequent call with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky. Would it, as it did when they last met in the flesh on February 28 at the White House, descend into disastrous acrimony? Or would Zelensky manage to […]

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The US has a long history of meddling in Latin America. What’s different about Donald Trump’s approach?

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Jimmy Carter, who was president from 1977 to 1981, considered the treaties signed in 1977 to cede control of the Panama Canal to Panama, ending over a century of strained relations, one of the crowning achievements of his administration. Today, Panamanians are uncertain whether Donald Trump will abide by these treaties – and are nervous […]

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