Martin Wolf

America is trying to undo the very system of open trade that it created

Spending on defence will need to rise substantially if the UK is to meet the challenges it faces

Washington has decided to abandon both Ukraine and its postwar role in the world

A complex society is best served by a competent, professional and neutral public service

Without resources, they will be grossly unprepared for the difficult business of governing

Until now, the US has been a strikingly benign and successful hegemon

The impact of artificial intelligence on productivity could be epoch-making

An economic renaissance is unlikely, not least because the US economy is very far from the disaster he proclaims it to be

The government must retain the confidence of its creditors

We must hope that the American people will not lightly abandon the enlightenment traditions of their country