President Trump spent much of January fixated on acquiring Greenland through diplomatic, economic, and military threats against Europe before walking back his demands. AEI Europe expert Dalibor Rohac assesses the damage this episode has done to transatlantic relations.
This apparent breakup with Europe has opened the door for China’s global ambitions. Writing in Foreign Affairs, Audrye Wong explains how China is successfully seizing the opportunity to integrate countries alienated by American policies into its own economic orbit.
The expansion of China’s economic reach only heightens the vulnerability of US tech supply chains to coercion or disruption. Writing in The Washington Post, Chris Miller highlights the threat to America’s quantum computing development if policymakers do not address supply-chain risks.
One of the administration’s most significant policy successes in 2025 was reforming federal student lending. Preston Cooper surveys the progress the administration has made in moving beyond Biden’s failed student loan forgiveness approach.
