Welcome to Trumpland. Where immigration, healthcare, nuclear arms, Nato and America’s “Asia pivot” are all up for review. A place where Donald Trump is president, Vladimir Putin is America’s pal and the most senior White House advisers are from the political far-right. It’s not a place some US voters had expected to find themselves before last week’s balloting.
Dan Roberts, the Guardian’s Washington bureau chief, was not entirely surprised. Having travelled throughout America over the course of two years, first with Democratic contender Bernie Sanders and later Hillary Clinton, and having attended hundreds of rallies in America’s heartland, Roberts witnessed the discontent in the most contested states. We feature his writing on the front page of our 18 November edition, the first in print to report on the US elections (last week we had a special digital-only update for subscribers).
This 18 November edition has been expanded by four pages so that we can put the US election into a truly global perspective. International reaction, domestic response and financial implications have all been gauged by the Guardian’s extensive network of foreign correspondents. We also bring you the finest in opinion writing from the very thoughtful Gary Younge and Jill Abramson. Weekly’s 10 pages of US election coverage leap from strength to strength.
We’ve got the rest of the world covered, too.
In Colombia, the government and Farc rebels agreed a new peace accord after an earlier deal was rejected. In New Zealand, rescue and recovery efforts were under way after a strong earthquake. And in France, memorials were held a year after the multiple terror attacks across Paris that claimed 130 lives. Your Weekly team has been flat out ensuring we’ve captured this most remarkable week in the life of the world.
I expect some of you will have thoughts to share on recent events. Please do send your letters for publication by clicking here or emailing weekly.letters@theguardian.com.
There’s also some great reading on our feature pages. Review probes the concept of western civilisation, Discovery finds that border walls and barriers are bad for wildlife, and Culture catches up with musician Robbie Williams (75m albums sold!), who is back in the spotlight.
Last week also saw the passing of Canadian singer and poet Leonard Cohen, who died at the age of 82. We’ve given over our back page to remembering a man who used words and tunes in a poignant manner to make sense of a bewildering world.
We’ve tried with this edition to dispel some of the bewilderment. How did we do? Drop me a line with feedback on the editorial content by clicking here. And thank you for supporting the Guardian Weekly.
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