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These 3 Arguments Are Part of the Long Game in Trump’s Trade Wars
These 3 Arguments Are Part of the Long Game in Trump’s Trade Wars, The Conversation, 31 March 2025. These 3 arguments are part of the long game in Trump’s trade wars Markus Wagner, University of Wollongong Since returning to office in January, US President Donald Trump has doubled down on using trade measures – mostly tariffs…
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The Civic Podcast: Law(yers) in the Firing Line with Professor David Luban
In this episode, co-hosts David Turner and Markus Wagner dive into the Trump administration’s escalating conflicts with the legal profession and their wider impact on democracy. Together with Georgetown Law Professor David Luban they unpack President Trump’s push for control over all branches of government and how his attacks on law firms echo similar efforts…
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The Civic Podcast: The First 50 Days of Trump with Prof Steve Vladeck
In the inaugural episode of the “Civic Podcast”, co-hosts Markus Wagner and David Turner interview Steve Vladeck about the first 50 days of the second Trump presidency and the state of US politics and constitutional law. They discuss the deconstruction of the administrative state and the drive to replace civil servants with Trump loyalists. They…
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President Trump Before Congress
President Trump Before Congress: What are the Legal and Geopolitical Implications of a US-Ukraine Minerals Deal?, Channel News Asia, 6 March 2025.
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Trump and Zelenskyy in the Oval Office: The End of the Liberal World Order?
Trump and Zelenskyy in the Oval Office: The End of the Liberal World Order?, Illawarra Breakfast, ABC Illawarra, 3 March 2025.
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The Civic Podcast Teaser
The Civic Podcast Teaser, Markus Wagner & David Turner, 25 February 2025. The project has been a while in the making. After thinking to start a podcast for a while, I was invited for an interview on The Hearsay Sidebar podcast in late 2024 to comment on the US elections. David Turner interviewed me and…
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“Democracy Lost Today”
“Die Demokratie hat heute verloren”: Eine politische Einordnung der Bundestagswahl (“Democracy Lost Today”: Understanding the Results of the German Federal Election) (in German), SBS Radio German, 24 February 2025.
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UK Offers to Send Troops to Ukraine if Peace Deal Struck
UK Offers to Send Troops to Ukraine if Peace Deal Struck, ABC News, 17 February 2025. The interview on ABC News centered around U.S. Ukraine policy under President Trump and his attempt at resolving the dispute by directly engaging with Russia. Professor Markus Wagner highlighted the unilateral approach of the U.S. in diplomatic efforts, excluding…
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