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Are tariffs good?

Are tariffs good?

While politically appealing, tariffs will not fix the US trade deficit, attract foreign investors, create jobs or make American manufacturing great again.

Disaster in the Oval Office

Disaster in the Oval Office

Friday’s car crash meeting is a new nadir for relations between Washington and its European partners. Salvaging a US-Ukraine mineral deal may be the only means of keeping the Trump administration engaged in European security.

Mark Carney - Canada’s Economic Saviour?

Mark Carney - Canada’s Economic Saviour?

Carney’s sober, details-oriented pitch comes amid a surge in populist, anti-incumbent sentiment in the country. But despite his glittering CV, Carney's biggest challenge will be to differentiate himself from Trudeau on both policy and style.

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Chaos in Kashmir

Chaos in Kashmir

The stability of one of the world’s most fractious and densely populated regions hangs in the balance.

A Tale of Two Elections

A Tale of Two Elections

Last week's elections in Australia and Canada show that Trump 2.0 is increasingly unpalatable in Western democracies. This will undermine the White House’s international agenda by empowering anti-Trump figures in previously US-aligned countries and pushing these countries to be more cooperative with China

The Dreaded Costed Plan

The Dreaded Costed Plan

Built on Sand: Why Both Carney and Poilievre’s Plans Could Crumble

Trump vs. Harvard

Trump vs. Harvard

The administration’s threatened funding cuts to major schools risk gravely damaging the country’s world leading higher education and research sectors.

Trump Blinks, Twice

Trump Blinks, Twice

Trump has abruptly shelved his package to remake the global trade system. While economic nuclear winter might be on hold, the US economy still faces a double shock of high tariffs and cratering business and investor sentiment over the president’s erratic policies.

Off the deep end: Trump goes nuclear on tariffs

Off the deep end: Trump goes nuclear on tariffs

Liberation Day may well be successful in achieving Trump’s goal to rewire global economic order, but not in ways that he will expect or like.

Witkoff's Fading Star

Witkoff's Fading Star

Trump’s Special Envoy to the Middle East and Russia pointman Steve Witkoff achieved some big early diplomatic wins for the president. However, his recent comments on Hamas and the Kremlin raise serious questions about his expertise and suitability for the role.

Canada’s Knife-Edge Election

Canada’s Knife-Edge Election

Trump's economic blackmail and Carney's emergence onto the Canadian political scene has injected uncertainty into a contest that was previously a foregone conclusion.

MAGA, Markets, and the Recession: A Marriage on the Rocks

MAGA, Markets, and the Recession: A Marriage on the Rocks

The social contract between Trump and Wall Street is coming under strain

China’s Stimulus: Too Little, Too Late?

China’s Stimulus: Too Little, Too Late?

The CCP is talking seriously about raising household consumption in China's investment-driven economy. But without bold measures to make people more willing to spend, the country is likely to remain dependant on non-productive investment to meet its GDP target.

Disaster in the Oval Office

Disaster in the Oval Office

Friday’s car crash meeting is a new nadir for relations between Washington and its European partners. Salvaging a US-Ukraine mineral deal may be the only means of keeping the Trump administration engaged in European security.

DOGE’s Chaotic First Month

DOGE’s Chaotic First Month

DOGE’s opaque operations, shaky constitutional authority and ‘shoot first, ask questions later’ approach to budget responsibility risk doing serious damage to the functioning of the US government without delivering substantial savings.

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