Donald Trump often likens geopolitics to a card game, suggesting that nations with more territory hold better cards. He recently commented on the Ukraine conflict, stating that Russian forces have taken significant territory, thus holding the cards. Trump also implied that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has no cards left to play. Despite his controversial approach, Trump has not yet defied a court order, avoiding a constitutional crisis. Meanwhile, the U.S. military’s future readiness is under scrutiny, with calls for new weapons, suppliers, and procurement systems. On the economic front, radical deregulation is noted as a significant growth booster, though few governments follow through. In technology, Chinese AI models from DeepSeek are highlighted for being much cheaper yet nearly as effective as their American counterparts.
Source: www.economist.com















