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The Trump effect

Impact of US policy on the rest of the world

The Trump Presidency

Following the election of Donald Trump as president for a second term, criminal cases against him have been dismissed. Global Insight assesses the implications for rule of law in the US.

Trump v the BBC

Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC over an edit of a speech he made on 6 Jan 2021 has raised legal and ethical questions, and has brought into focus potential chilling effects on freedom of speech.

Trump versus the judiciary

The US judiciary is facing unprecedented pressure as President Trump asserts executive dominance.

Trump and international relations

Podcast: Growing tensions between the world's major powers present new dangers to the global order and the rule of law, says leading American diplomat Richard Haass. Speaking exclusively to IBA Global Insight, the President of the Council on Foreign Relations assesses the fault lines in international affairs and the Trump's administration's disruptive approach to diplomacy.

President Trump’s lasting legacy

The Trump administration has transformed the federal courts with unprecedented speed, largely by ignoring widely accepted norms for judicial appointments. The question now is what the response should be, in order to protect the rule of law.

Navigating the second Trump administration

Donald Trump’s second term as US President has already introduced a raft of changes. In-House Perspective assesses the key regulatory implications for multinational businesses and their in-house counsel.

The People versus Donald Trump

The trial of Donald Trump for allegedly falsifying business records to cover hush money payments has now concluded.

President Trump and executive power

Podcast - President Trump & Executive Power. The President's controversial use of executive orders goes too far, says former Deputy Assistant US Attorney General, John Yoo, in this exclusive interview.

President Trump and human rights

David Scheffer, Juan Mendez and Cori Crider express their concerns over what a Trump Presidency could mean for #human rights and rule of law.

President Trump and the Epstein scandal

Refusal to release files relating to the Department of Justice’s investigation of notorious financier Jeffrey Epstein has become a crisis for the President.

Trump’s assault on the First Amendment

The Trump administration has executed a wide-ranging crackdown on freedom of speech by targeting student protestors, lawyers and the press.

American presidency: Trump’s treaty undoing project

IBA Global Insight Feb/March 2017 - A few hours after last year’s Brussels terror attacks, Donald Trump was asked what he had to say about international law. ‘I would say,’ he responded,’ that the eggheads who came up with this international law should turn on their television and watch CNN.’

The Trump administration and the international community

The approach to international institutions, cooperation and development from the current US administration has significant implications for areas such as soft power and global justice.

Trump against the rest of the world

Donald Trump’s second term as president may well represent a turning point in the international role of the US. Global Insight assesses the implications.

American democracy in jeopardy: Trump on trial

This podcast discusses these issues and assesses the impact of Trump's legal troubles on his support base, ultimately asking what this means for American democracy.

Trump’s Presidency: The trials of Paul Manafort

The lurid revelations have highlighted just how debased Western political and business culture have become. By tracking Paul Manafort’s trial and guilty plea, Global Insight highlights what needs to change, from abuse of shell companies to prosecuting kleptocrats.

IBA Global Insight – one year of Trump 2.0

Trump’s ‘America First’ stamp on foreign bribery enforcement

In February, the Trump administration paused enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and has since shifted to an ‘America First’ approach.

Trump 2.0 and the destruction of the state

The second Trump administration is waging a war on the administrative state. Nearly 300,000 planned job cuts across 27 agencies have led to a raft of lawsuits.

Trump – and the rule of law – on trial

Former US President Donald Trump is facing four criminal prosecutions and a civil fraud trial while running for re-election. Global Insight assesses the implications for the rule of law.

Could 14th Amendment rule out Trump second term?

Former US President Donald Trump is leading in public opinion polls for the Republican nomination for president in 2024. Despite his criminal indictments, there’s nothing preventing Trump from running – at least not legally.

Could 14th Amendment rule out Trump second term?

Former US President Donald Trump is leading in public opinion polls for the Republican nomination for president in 2024. Despite his criminal indictments, there’s nothing preventing Trump from running – at least not legally.

IBA Global Insight – Trump and the global order

In February the US Supreme Court ruled that President Trump had exceeded his authority in using emergency powers to introduce sweeping tariffs without congressional approval.

Global Insight special edition – Donald Trump’s first term

A comprehensive compendium of IBA coverage of Trump’s presidency (2017-2021)

Comment and analysis: President Trump and the 25th Amendment

US President Donald Trump’s recent behaviour has reopened the question of his fitness for office.

Trump Gaza ‘Riviera’ scheme ‘utterly contrary to international law’

Donald Trump shared an AI-generated video promoting his controversial vision to take over Gaza and transform it into a Mediterranean resort

President Trump and the spies who didn’t love me

In February, President Trump authorized the release of a controversial memo by the Republican House Intelligence Committee chair Devin Nunes. The memo attacked the FBI for allegedly relying mainly and surreptitiously on Democrat-funded private intelligence to set in motion the Russia investigation. The President also tried, unsuccessfully, to block the release of the House Democrats’ rebuttal stating that the FBI disclosed the partisan source of its information, and had significant independent bases for su

American presidency: Trump’s win confuses a jittery Middle East

In his first speech on foreign policy in April 2016, then presidential candidate Donald Trump focused mostly on one region and one ‘enemy’; the Middle East and ‘radical Islam’. In his campaign rhetoric, Trump did not chart a clear path for a policy for the region. Instead, he sent so many conflicting signals that many in the region didn’t know what to make of it. His win in November and subsequent inauguration as President has done nothing to ease that confusion.

Canada-China deal emblematic of response to Trump administration’s tariffs

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office used strong words when, in January, it announced a new trade deal with China. ‘In a more divided and uncertain world,’ it said, Canada was working ‘with urgency and determination’ to diversify its trading relationships and ‘catalyse massive new levels of investment’.