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January 30, 2026

US withdrawal from major environmental international organisations weakens its credibility 

Theresa Jedd On 4 January 2026, the US announced it will leave dozens of international organisations, many of which exist to protect the climate and environment. Theresa Jedd warns that this America-first policy of international environmental isolationism is disappointing for the world, and could harm the people it claims to protect Read more
June 24, 2025

Trump’s attack on Iran and the logic of America First

Ruairidh Brown Does military intervention against Iran contradict Trump’s America First ideology? Ruairidh Brown argues it, in fact, is a textbook case of Trump’s Machiavellian philosophy Read more
December 2, 2024

Donald Trump’s Machiavellian philosophy

Ruairidh Brown As Trump returns to the White House, what, exactly, is the ideology of Trumpism? Ruairidh Brown argues that Trump’s America First agenda is, at its core, Machiavellian Read more

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