In the 1980s, Japan was feared in the US to be a lethal combination of Superman and the evil genius Lex Luthor in a classic case of what I have called the Diminished Giant Syndrome. Members of ...

In keeping with his widely acclaimed Davos speech, Prime Minister Mark Carney while in India delivered additional commentary reinforcing his belief that the old world power order is in decline, to be ...

Since the end of the Cold War, U.S. foreign and national security policy has been marked by inconsistency and a lack of coherence. Successive administrations have oscillated between overreaction and ...

The United States is retreating from its role as security hegemon. But Donald Trump is also withdrawing America from its role as economic hegemon – supplier and enforcer of the much-vaunted ...

Wow, have times changed. Suddenly, the US is a “hegemon” in the words of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Yet, Carney, as governor of the Bank of England, was only too happy to have the first ...

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and former U.S. President Barack Obama smile at the White House before Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images The ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In the 1980s, Japan was feared in the US to be a lethal combination of Superman and the evil genius Lex Luthor ...