The Irish Times View on US-Russia Relations: Managed Confrontation

[T]he persistence of Trump’s authoritarian conduct in his many actions as head of state ... should raise all the red flags.

We can only hope that people in the United States will not be blinded by the game of chess between red and blue.

The situation gives new substance to concerns about authoritarianism and xenophobia.

The dispute is part of the president's broader attempt to expand his power.

Trump's tariffs hurt America more than Europe.

The U.S. is no longer taking the initiative to be responsible for systematic global governance.

Regardless of the era, emperors never like oligarchs who aspire to oversee them; oligarchs do not tolerate those who do not meet their demands.