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United States
The United States’ economy, politics, technology, finance and power.
The United States remains the principal centre of power in the Americas. This section examines the American economy, institutions, technology and foreign policy.
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Peter Thiel: Power, Technology and the Revolt of Silicon Valley’s Elites
Peter Thiel: Power, Technology and the Revolt of Silicon Valley’s Elites
Peter Thiel is difficult to fit into a single category. Entrepreneur, investor, billionaire, libertarian intellectual, political donor, co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, Facebook’s first major outside investor and a central figure at Founders Fund, he simultaneously belongs to t
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Donald J. Trump: America Redefined
Donald J. Trump is no longer an anomaly in American politics. Ten years after his emergence at the forefront of national political life, he has become one of its principal architects. First elected in 2016, defeated in 2020, returned to power in 2024 and inaugurated on January 20
Bonnie & Clyde: Behind the Myth, America in the Great Depression
Introduction — Two Criminals Who Became an American Legend They died young, together, on a road in Louisiana. Bonnie Parker was 23. Clyde Barrow was 25. On May 23, 1934, six lawmen were waiting for them near Gibsland, in Bienville Parish. When the Ford V8 driven by Clyde slowed d
Saudi Arabia – United States: An Alliance in Transition
For nearly eight decades, relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States rested on an apparently simple formula: the security of the kingdom in exchange for its contribution to global energy stability. That interpretation remains useful, but it is no longer sufficient to ex
The Paradigms of American Diplomacy in 2026
American diplomacy is entering a phase of profound strategic transition.