How’s the trade war going? Short answer: as badly as expected. Capricious tariffs have shown the rest of the world that the US cannot be trusted. And they have pushed trading partners away and closer

ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, PRESIDENT DONALD Trump made lofty claims about the benefits of raising tariffs. They will reshore American manufacturing jobs and encourage domestic spending, he promised. “Tari

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The protests in Iran, now in their third week, have erupted across every province, spreading to more than 180 towns and cities and “cutting across class, ethnic and regional lines”, says Sanam Vakil i