The Latest Breaking News from George W Bush

How the Iran war could create a new global order in oil

Changes in the global market could keep oil prices higher and in the long term even shake the foundations of U.S. power.

Axios · Apr 10

Leavitt insists Americans ignore Trump’s words on Iran and focus on the bottom line after ‘Praise be to Allah’ diss

White House spokesperson maintains Trump’s extreme rhetoric has no effect on America’s moral standing

The Independent UK · Apr 8

Presidential words can turn the unthinkable into the thinkable − for better or for worse

Among the most disorienting things about President Donald Trump’s public language is how easily it can feel numbing and shocking in the same moment. He says something outrageous, the country recoils, and then the recoil itself begins to feel familiar.

The Conversation · Apr 8

Why Donald Trump will try to declare victory in Iran well before November

The Iranian regime is certainly brutal. But it’s also powerful as it continues to project its might after a month of illegal air strikes by the United States and Israel.

The Conversation · Apr 1

CNN’s data guru says Trump’s approval rating is ‘as low as Death Valley’

President’s net approval rating with independents at this point in his second term is lower than the approval ratings for both Richard Nixon and George W Bush during the same period of their second terms

The Independent UK · Mar 31

Artemis II’s long countdown – a space historian explains why it has taken over 50 years to return to the Moon

While I was leading a tour of the National Air and Space Museum in January 2026, a visitor posed this insightful question: “Why has it taken so long to return to the Moon?”

The Conversation · Mar 31

King’s trip to see Trump: How the royals charmed the Americans on their travels

Buckingham Palace has confirmed Charles and Camilla are to make a state visit to the US despite the conflict in the Middle East.

Evening Standard · Mar 31

NASA’s Artemis II mission will take an astronaut crew around the Moon – a space policy expert describes the long road to launch

NASA is once again shooting for the Moon, for the first time since the 1970s. As soon as April 2026, NASA will launch its Artemis II mission, using the Space Launch System heavy lift rocket to send a crewed spacecraft, called Orion, into orbit. From there, the crew will circle…

The Conversation · Mar 26

U.S. actions in Iran are politically motivated, not the result of intelligence failures

Intelligence agencies are often blamed when the use of military force has an unexpected or negative outcome. Pundits often argue leaders end up in difficult situations because they are not fully informed, or intelligence agencies got it wrong.

The Conversation · Mar 25

A War by Any Other Name

From Korea to Iran, the United States has employed countless euphemisms that not only obscure the true nature of its wars but also the constitutional limits designed to constrain them.

Reason · Mar 24