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This Week in Canada: There Are No Winners in a Trade War
You could be forgiven for concluding that we are being tariffed into oblivion by a vengeful Trump administration that has it in for Canada. The reality…
July 28, 2026
Rupa Subramanya
This Week in Canada: Trump Gets a Piece of Our New Bridge
Painful reminders of how much Canada’s economy depends on the U.S.; Air Canada finally lands a CEO who can speak French; and more.
July 14, 2026
Rupa Subramanya
One Battle of Hormuz After Another, with Sal Mercogliano
The Strait of Hormuz is back at the center of global conflict. Here’s why.
June 29, 2026
Aaron MacLean
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Iran Is Drowning in Its Own Oil
Without the Strait of Hormuz, the Iranian regime is running out of places to store oil, and it could have disastrous consequences.
April 28, 2026
Amit Segal
This Week in Canada: Like It or Not, We Still Need the U.S.
Bluster about trade talks won’t change economic reality, nurses need help that they won’t get, and more.
April 28, 2026
Rupa Subramanya
AI Is Coming. Becoming an Electrician Won’t Save You.
White-collar workers at risk of being replaced by AI have been told to go to trade school. But is ‘learn a trade’ the new ‘learn to code’?
April 20, 2026
River Page
The Davos Crowd Gets the World Wrong Again
Reports of globalization’s death are greatly exaggerated, argues Tyler Cowen.
January 22, 2026
Tyler Cowen
Why the Supreme Court Might Kill Trump’s Tariffs
Trump says he can levy tariffs whenever and wherever he likes. The Supreme Court doesn’t seem so sure.
November 6, 2025
Jed Rubenfeld
Why Chinese Car Investments Are a National-Security Risk
If the U.S. wants to win the competition for technology and security, it must distinguish between productive investment and Trojan horses.
October 30, 2025
David Feith
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Chris McGuire
How Japan’s Iron Lady Wooed Trump
Sanae Takaichi is copying the Thatcher playbook: Align early with Washington’s conservative leader and use the partnership to stare down Beijing.
October 29, 2025
Philip Patrick
America Needs to Make Its Own Chips. James Proud Says He Knows How.
A Silicon Valley start-up that was a closely kept secret until today claims it has found a way to make semiconductors faster and more cheaply in the…
October 28, 2025
Sean Fischer
Will the Latest Bailout of Argentina Work?
There are strategic reasons the administration is propping up Argentina with a $20 billion bailout. But the country’s history of financial crises makes…
October 28, 2025
Peter Coy
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