the spend2d ago
The terrifying cost of a superpower nobody can read anymore https://thespend.net/the-terrifying-cost-of-a-superpower-nobody-can-read-anymore/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Superpower #USPolicy #GlobalUncertainty #InternationalRelations #PoliticalRisk
The terrifying cost of a superpower nobody can read anymore

The US has always been powerful. What is new - and what Martin Wolf calls genuinely terrifying - is that nobody, including America's allies, can predict what it will do next. That uncertainty has a price.

the spend
Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦3d ago
Yet the catastrophic #stupidity of current #U.S.policy shouldn’t be attributed purely to Trump’s personal unfitness to lead. Willful #ignorance and rejection of expert advice have characterized the #U.S. #politicalright for many years.” open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

The Apotheosis of Willful Igno...
The Apotheosis of Willful Ignorance

All of this was predictable and predicted

Paul Krugman
The Times of Central Asia4d ago
Washington keeps moving Central Asia around its bureaucratic map, but China already knows exactly where the region belongs: at the center of its Eurasian strategy https://timesca.com/opinion-the-u-s-still-doesnt-know-where-central-asia-belongs/ #Geopolitics #CentralAsia #China #US #USPolicy
World news | The GuardianMay 9

'Largely slop': Trump's new counterterrorism strategy is scant on substance but heavy on enemies

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/09/trump-counter-terrorism-policy-sebastian-gorka

#Politics #WorldNews #USPolicy

‘Largely slop’: Trump’s new counterterrorism strategy is scant on substance but heavy on enemies

Critics say document outlining strategy is both ‘completely Trumpian’ and an ‘alarming’ escalation in rhetoric

The Guardian
World BrieflyMay 7

Trump warns Iran hasn't "paid a big enough price" while his administration reviews Tehran's new peace proposal, signaling a mixed approach of diplomacy and pressure.

https://worldbriefly.news/trump-warns-iran-has-not-paid-a-big-enough-price-amid-review-of-new-peace-propos

#Iran #USPolicy #Diplomacy

n816 ImagesMay 7
Ça craint au détroit d'Hormuz.

#hormuz #détroit #strait #uspolicy #iran #donaldtrumpf
GPS NewsMay 4
Spirit halts flights after $500M lifeline fails
Read the GPS brief.
https://www.global-political-spotlight.com/articles/gps-summaries/daily/2026-05-04-spirit-airlines-halts-flights-after-aid-bid-fails--gps-daily-2026-05-03-defence-e61cf670-2c1d-4918-989c-364c7dd2a039
#geopolitics #aviation #USpolicy
Spirit Airlines halts flights after aid bid fails

Spirit ceases operations after a failed $500M White House lifeline; rivals offer discounted rebooking.

Global Political Spotlight
NewsletterTFMay 3

STRATEGY SHIFT IN HORMUZ; NEW TARIFFS ON MEDICINES UNVEILED

US will escort ships in Strait of Hormuz and starts new tariffs on patented medicines. Find out how this affects trade and safety.

#StraitOfHormuz, #MaritimeSecurity, #MedicineTariffs, #USPolicy, #TradeNews

https://newsletter.tf/us-ships-guard-hormuz-new-medicine-tariffs/

NewsletterTFMay 3

The US will now escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz. This is a new security plan. Also, new tariffs on patented medicines have begun.

#StraitOfHormuz, #MaritimeSecurity, #MedicineTariffs, #USPolicy, #TradeNews
https://newsletter.tf/us-ships-guard-hormuz-new-medicine-tariffs/

US Ships to Guard Strait of Hormuz, New Medicine Tariffs Start

US will escort ships in Strait of Hormuz and starts new tariffs on patented medicines. Find out how this affects trade and safety.

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NewsletterTFApr 30

Mathematicians Raise Red Flag Over US Soil for Global Congress

Over 2,300 mathematicians want the International Congress of Mathematicians moved from Philadelphia due to US policy concerns.

#ICMProtest, #MathCongress, #Philadelphia, #AcademicFreedom, #USPolicy

https://newsletter.tf/mathematicians-protest-us-soil-global-congress/

Mathematicians Protest US Soil for Global Congress

Over 2,300 mathematicians want the International Congress of Mathematicians moved from Philadelphia due to US policy concerns.

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