Hours after US President Donald Trump delivered his first speech to Congress, Edward Luce, the US National Editor and Chief Commentator of the Financial Times, discusses the first six weeks of the second Trump presidency in an interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire. Was the president’s speech mere rhetoric or carried serious intent? Are the Transatlantic Alliance and NATO in danger? After Friday’s disastrous meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, could the Trump broker peace between Ukraine and Russia on the latter’s terms? And with sweeping tariffs imposed on Canada, Mexico and China and with reciprocal tariffs starting on April 2, what will be the impact on world trade?
