US vs Iran: the costs of an erratic presidentWhile Donald Trump has all but declared victory, the inconsistent decision-making in the White House has alarmed alliesAmerica should drop the ‘Dr Evil fallacy’ on assassinationTargeted killing is no substitute for patient and vigilant foreign policyRisks of US-Iran conflict will not quickly subsideAll-out war may have been averted this time, but the road ahead is perilousThe paradox of America FirstDonald Trump’s nationalism makes him amazingly easy to provoke into conflictUS-Iran tensions bring risk back to marketsMuted reaction in asset prices suggests investors are too complacentThe fruits of America’s tragic turn in the Middle EastKilling of Soleimani dealt a blow to Iran and its proxies, and there will be a responseMore from this SeriesDonald Trump has given Iran an excuse to abandon diplomacyHardliners in Tehran now feel that an aggressive posture is justifiedWhy America has less to fear from an oil shockThe country’s homegrown energy boom has reduced its vulnerabilityGold: war bride Premium contentGulf hostilities, US-China tensions and falling inflation adjusted bond yields buoy metalLetter: What if a foreign state were to threaten the Statue of Liberty?From Mohammed Afkhami, Gstaad, SwitzerlandLetter: Assassination was a shoot and run, guerrilla-styleFrom Roger Macy, London N1, UK
US vs Iran: the costs of an erratic presidentWhile Donald Trump has all but declared victory, the inconsistent decision-making in the White House has alarmed alliesAmerica should drop the ‘Dr Evil fallacy’ on assassinationTargeted killing is no substitute for patient and vigilant foreign policyRisks of US-Iran conflict will not quickly subsideAll-out war may have been averted this time, but the road ahead is perilousThe paradox of America FirstDonald Trump’s nationalism makes him amazingly easy to provoke into conflictUS-Iran tensions bring risk back to marketsMuted reaction in asset prices suggests investors are too complacentThe fruits of America’s tragic turn in the Middle EastKilling of Soleimani dealt a blow to Iran and its proxies, and there will be a responseMore from this SeriesDonald Trump has given Iran an excuse to abandon diplomacyHardliners in Tehran now feel that an aggressive posture is justifiedWhy America has less to fear from an oil shockThe country’s homegrown energy boom has reduced its vulnerabilityGold: war bride Premium contentGulf hostilities, US-China tensions and falling inflation adjusted bond yields buoy metalLetter: What if a foreign state were to threaten the Statue of Liberty?From Mohammed Afkhami, Gstaad, SwitzerlandLetter: Assassination was a shoot and run, guerrilla-styleFrom Roger Macy, London N1, UK