UCL Centre on US Politics (CUSP)
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"Politics has a way of self-correcting when the party in power over-interprets its mandate," Thomas Gift writes The Conversation UCL Political Science - School of Public Policy UCL News theconversation.com/trumps-job-cutā¦
"[Trump's] two marquee policy items - tariffs and mass deportations - could hardly be more inflationary," Thomas Gift tells Newsweek UCL Political Science - School of Public Policy UCL News newsweek.com/donald-trumps-ā¦
On CNN, Thomas Gift analyzes whether yesterday's special elections in WI and FL are a temperate check on the new Trump administration UCL Political Science - School of Public Policy UCL News
Some Republicans are starting to express doubts about Trump's tariffs but "it's really hard to see anyone stopping Trump's tariffs right now except Trump himself" says Thomas Gift. As #HandsOff protests grow, "momentum is starting to change" but will it help Dems?
No-one can stop Trumpās costly new tariffs except Trump himself writes Thomas Gift of @CUSP blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025ā¦
Thanks to Times Radio for having me on The World in 10 to discuss the latest on Gaza: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hasā¦ UCL Political Science - School of Public Policy UCL News RUSI
"It's not only [Trump's tariff] policy that seems to irk voters, but also the apparent lack of strategy, the impulsive decision-making, and the inconsistent messaging from the White House," Thomas Gift tells Newsweek UCL Political Science - School of Public Policy UCL News newsweek.com/donald-trump-aā¦
Delighted to discuss JD Vance wide-ranging interview with Sohrab Ahmari for UnHerd with Andrew Pierce and Bev Turner šø live on GB News this morning, especially as it addresses the focus of my research at UCL Centre on US Politics (CUSP) and my next book
I was delighted to address Sohrab Ahmari interview with JD Vance on GB News this morning, building upon my research for UCL Centre on US Politics (CUSP) into Extreme Coercive Diplomacy.
"Americans' mood about the economy has soured. The tumbling stock market, spiking concerns about inflation, and worries about a looming, full-blown recession all play a part," Thomas Gift tells Newsweek UCL Political Science - School of Public Policy UCL News newsweek.com/americans-econā¦
āItās possible to believe two things at once: that universities do suffer from many of the ailments that Trump has alleged; and that Trumpās onslaught is aimed at putting universities under the presidentās thumb.ā My latest The Conversation theconversation.com/harvard-is-suiā¦
āDonald Trump wants Zelensky to be far more appreciative of continued US support at a time when the administration is seeking a major economic rebalance," James D. Boys of UCL Centre on US Politics (CUSP) tells Newsweek newsweek.com/pope-francis-fā¦
āItās almost like a game of whack-a-mole where they focus on one issue, and then Donald Trump is already focused on another issue,ā said Thomas Gift (UCL Centre on US Politics (CUSP)) on the strategy behind the rapidity of policy changes the US President is implementing. buff.ly/2NDUPE7
Trumpās first 100 days have been about doing everything at once writes Thomas Gift of @CUSP blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025ā¦
Trump's foreign policy doctrine "centers on replacing a values-driven approach to international relations with one grounded in transactionalism," Thomas Gift tells Newsweek UCL Political Science - School of Public Policy UCL News newsweek.com/donald-trump-fā¦
UCL Centre on US Politics (CUSP) Senior Research Fellow James D. Boys tells the The i Paper that the The White House has initiated a "concerted effort...to get ahead of the story and prevent Amazon from ever implementing this pricing policy by shaming the company into acquiescence." inews.co.uk/news/trump-teaā¦
Delighted to join Sky News this morning following Darren McCaffrey report on the US GDP figures and discuss the impact of #TrumpTariffs as part of my continuing work at UCL Centre on US Politics (CUSP)
"What we see are congress and the courts to an extent forfeiting much of their authority to an imperial presidency." Thomas Gift says democractic norms are being challenged by #Trumpadministration. FRANCE 24 English
I was delighted to work with CapX once more to discuss Donald J. Trump , my continuing work at UCL Centre on US Politics (CUSP) on the Madman Theory, and its impact on global markets. Very pleased to work with Joseph Dinnage and Matthew Stadlen
Always a pleasure to join Kim Brunhuber on CNN to unpack the latest in US politics. Will Trumpās low approval ratings blunt his push for a "big, beautiful" spending bill? Has he already burned through his political capital on executive orders? UCL Centre on US Politics (CUSP) UCL Political Science - School of Public Policy UCL News