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The Economist
The Economist
8 Apr 2025


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The dangers of Donald Trump’s instinct for dealmaking

Trade wars are alarming, but so are might-makes-right deals

EVEN BEFORE President Donald Trump declared a trade war on the whole world, this was a noisy time in global power politics. The din of armed conflict is unrelenting in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In Asia, Chinese sabre-rattling grows ever louder. Every other week, or so it seems to China’s anxious neighbours, the People’s Liberation Army sends fighter jets and warships to encircle the island of Taiwan, or to stage shows of force in contested seas to China’s east and south. Relishing his role as commander-in-chief of the most potent armed forces in history, Mr Trump makes threats to destroy utterly opponents that defy his demands, from Houthi insurgents disrupting shipping in the Red Sea to drug-smuggling cartels in Mexico.

A crowd confronting a suited figure, who falls from an office desk on a ledge.

State capture is a growing threat. Reversing it is hard

The 15-70-15 rule and other ways to prise powerful fingers from the public coffers


Illustration of Donald Trump raising his hand, surrounded by bold red rays. A crowd in red hats stand below.

China debates whether Trump is a revolutionary, or just rude

Its experts cannot decide whether the second Trump presidency is a threat or an opportunity


Donald Trump is affecting politics everywhere

The effects are often unexpected

Europe will have to zip its lip over China’s abuses

In a fracturing world, trade and co-operation will come first

Trump is a problem for Europe’s most important hard-right leaders

His antics are causing headaches for Giorgia Meloni and Marine Le Pen