Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Special Report: America’s Competitiveness. Cheer Up 167 March 23, 2013 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Economist (United Kingdom) on by (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:United Kingdom Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Ireland: US and Israel Have Inflicted Long-Term Damage on Themselves in Their War with Iran March 25, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Ireland: If You Want To Know Why Trump Keeps Going to War, Look at the Size of His Military Budget March 30, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Germany: Trump’s Problem at the Pump March 30, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungEven this president, who always presents himself as being so sure of victory, has respect for the American voter. 0 Austria: Donald Trump Stages the Iran War Like a TV Show March 27, 2026. Published in Der StandardAs soon as things become complicated, the U.S. president looks for a new spectacle. 0 Nigeria: Middle East Crisis and African Economies March 26, 2026. Published in The SunThe time has come for Africa to break free from the paradox of being rich in crude oil yet vulnerable in energy security. 0 Topics Jordan: Would the US Sacrifice Israel? March 30, 2026. Published in assawsana[T]he U.S. may have come to realize how much its international standing has declined due to its subservience to Israel. 0 Germany: Trump’s Problem at the Pump March 30, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungEven this president, who always presents himself as being so sure of victory, has respect for the American voter. 0 Ireland: If You Want To Know Why Trump Keeps Going to War, Look at the Size of His Military Budget March 30, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Australia: Houthis Open Up New Front in Middle East War, Making Things Much More Complex for Trump March 30, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Egypt: Trump’s Responsibility March 29, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineIn the U.S., Trump no longer has a declaration of a victory over Iran within his grasp. 0 Philippines: Iran War Could Lead to US Empire’s End March 29, 2026. Published in The Manila TimesMilitary power alone cannot sustain global dominance, and attempts to assert it in the face of structural decline may hasten the very outcome they seek to prevent. 0 India: How ‘I, Me, Myself’ Dictates Trump’s Iran Adventure March 29, 2026. Published in FirstpostTrump simply doesn’t care ... about the war’s repercussions on Americans. 0 Austria: Donald Trump Stages the Iran War Like a TV Show March 27, 2026. Published in Der StandardAs soon as things become complicated, the U.S. president looks for a new spectacle. 0 Related Articles Ireland: The Irish Times View on the UK and the US: the ‘Special Relationship’ Sours February 2, 2026. Published in Irish Times Mexico: US: Military in the Debate? July 27, 2023. Published in El Heraldo de Mexico[T]he U.S. Armed Forces have sometimes become a social laboratory. And this time is no exception. United Kingdom: Let’s Welcome the Democrats! October 12, 2022. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatThe world is changing and so is Saudi Arabia, but decision-makers in Washington are unaware of the speed at which those changes are happening. South Korea: US Fed’s Hypocritical Criticism of the UK October 8, 2022. Published in HankyungIt is hard to deny that one of the main causes of the global financial market's current turmoil lies in the U.S.' ... monetary policy. Taiwan: AUKUS: A Support Mechanism for Taiwan? May 9, 2022. Published in UDNThis is the first time officials from the U.S. and U.K. have discussed the role the U.K. might play if war were to break out in the Taiwan Strait. Previous articleBarack Obama in Israel: A Corker of a SpeechNext articleIraq: America's Fiasco Is Already 10 Years Old LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment