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Mark S Pirie

Mark S Pirie

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Why delaying the Trump-Xi Summit could anchor global stability

Why delaying the Trump-Xi Summit could anchor global stability
26.03.2026 8

Pearls and Irritations

Mark s pirie

The meltdown of the Trump presidency: his oath was a betrayal - part two

The meltdown of the Trump presidency: his oath was a betrayal - part two

The presidential oath is a binding constitutional obligation – but Trump’s actions raise fundamental questions about what happens when that...

22.03.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

Mark s pirie

The meltdown of the Trump presidency: his oath was a betrayal - part one

The meltdown of the Trump presidency: his oath was a betrayal - part one

A Supreme Court ruling, an unauthorised war and open defiance of legal limits point to a presidency no longer constrained by institutions – but...

20.03.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

Mark s pirie

Illegal tariffs, tax cuts for the wealthy, and an unauthorised war - Part 2

Cuts to healthcare and foreign aid, combined with an unauthorised war, reveal the human consequences of fiscal and political choices now measured in...

12.03.2026 30

Pearls and Irritations

Mark s pirie

The $175 billion question: will the US Supreme Court stop the war fund?

06.03.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

Mark s pirie

We have been here before – and we never learn

From Afghanistan to Iraq and Libya, repeated military interventions have weakened rather than strengthened US power. With new strikes on Iran launched...

04.03.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

Mark s pirie

We have been here before – and we never learn

From Afghanistan to Iraq and Libya, repeated military interventions have weakened rather than strengthened US power. With new strikes on Iran launched...

04.03.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

Mark s pirie