Hussein Ibish

The President’s absurd expulsion plan and subsequent U-turn served real purposes beyond trolling and confusion

An executive order issued by the US President has formalised a long-standing norm

Stripping federal workers of due process rights would be an unprecedented ideological purge of the bureaucracy

It would appear that for the US President, Palestinians are Lego pieces to be moved around to enable the reconstruction of their homeland – to the benefit of Israel

America became stronger, but it was still dragged around by Israel

The president-elect declined to rule out the use of force in seizing the Panama Canal, Greenland and to claim Canada as the 51st state in the US

Splits in his coalition, wafer-thin Republican majorities in Congress and the lack of a third term will constrain the president-elect's ambitions

Despite the president-elect's popularity, Republicans in the House of Representatives will not always toe the line

The time is ripe for Washington to extract a better deal from Tehran

Biden understood some of the stakes in play. Trump, however, says he wants the US to have nothing to do with the country, but that's at his own peril

Trump's critics worry he doles out favours and privileges his family – now he can say 'everyone does it'

Several of the US President-elect's major cabinet nominations plainly reflect his hostility towards the organisations they are being chosen to lead

There are twin litmus tests each appointee must meet

He left office presiding over the biggest reduction in US jobs since the Great Depression but workers and organised labour are now part of his coalition

Voters have overwhelmingly embraced Trump’s agenda, despite his many flaws