Rudd with Curtin, Hawke on U.S. Bond

[Th]ere is no doubt that Trump wants to hit Iran and, if possible, also get rid the regime that governs it.

Increased power, perhaps counterintuitively, appears to breed increased fear of weaker competitors. This can trigger preventive action such as foreign interventions that, to outsiders, may look illogical.

The world is watching the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the Trump tariffs, but the decision has not yet been issued.

Donald Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos yesterday clearly showed the increasing dissociation between U.S. president’s words and reality.