January 29, 2017
Rethinking America
Trump’s Amazing International Role Model: Rodrigo Duterte
The Phillipines’ new President, not Russia’s Putin, is the international leader closest to Trump’s heart and mind. | By Philip Bowring
Why Donald Trump Does Not Need to Build a Wall
The right kind of PR stage-managing could make small changes on immigration policy look like a big victory for him. | By Stephan Richter
Just The Facts: Migrants, Mexico and the Job Market
Hispanic unemployment and illegal immigration levels from Mexico are both relatively low at the start of the Trump Administration. | The Globalist
Global HotSpots
Brazil’s hydroelectric plans threaten its Paris climate commitments. | By Philip Fearnside
In Case You Missed It
Asia on the Brink of (Trade) War?
Following the U.S. withdrawal from the TPP, the Asia-Pacific region faces a lot of internal divisions over trade strategies | By Shihoko Goto
Ireland and Brexit: Behind the Facade
How ordinary Irish people think Brexit will affect the Republic of Ireland | By Markus Heinrich