The return of America First

03/12/25 • 27 min

The New Statesman | UK politics and culture

In recent weeks President Trump’s foreign policy pronouncements have been loud and abrasive.

American allies watched in barely concealed dismay as the US president shouted at Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval office.

Since then Trump has halted military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine and embarked on trade wars with Canada, Mexico, China - and perhaps next, the EU.

In this episode Katie Stallard reports on America First - the Trumpian turn in US foreign policy and the end of the world as we knew it.

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In recent weeks President Trump’s foreign policy pronouncements have been loud and abrasive.

American allies watched in barely concealed dismay as the US president shouted at Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval office.

Since then Trump has halted military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine and embarked on trade wars with Canada, Mexico, China - and perhaps next, the EU.

In this episode Katie Stallard reports on America First - the Trumpian turn in US foreign policy and the end of the world as we knew it.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Read Kate's review here: https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music/2025/03/on-mayhem-lady-gaga-makes-a-chaotic-return-to-form

Mayhem by Lady Gaga is published by Insterscope Records.

Excerpts used in this episode are taken from the following for the purposes of criticism and review:

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Killah (Lady Gaga feat. Gestaffelstein)

Die with a smile (Lady Gaga feat. Bruno Mars)

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