The Trump tariff saga offers Canada’s Liberals a lifeline

When Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as prime minister on January 6th, his Liberal Party was as unpopular as it has ...

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Canada, China, Mexico and the art of retaliation

The confrontation President Donald Trump announced on February 1st targets America’s three largest trading partners. He accus...

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Armed groups are terrorising Colombia’s border with Venezuela

On January 16th violence erupted in Catatumbo on Colombia’s border with Venezuela. Colombia’s oldest active guerrilla group, ...

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Brazil’s ragged finances are holding back its green ambitions

Visitors to the Port of Açu may struggle to determine its industrial nature. No warehouses or piles of containers block the v...

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Donald Trump turns an angry gaze south

THE TRADE war between the United States and Colombia on January 26th was over within a day—about the same time it took Teddy ...

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Can Brazil’s left survive without Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva?

Since leaving hospital in December, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula (pictured), has cut a smart figure. Brazil’s pre...

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