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 ...
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...
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, ...
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...
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 ...
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...