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Iceland Summons US Ambassador Over Trump’s Flag Map
Iceland summoned U.S. Ambassador Billy Long after President Donald Trump shared a social media map depicting Iceland, Greenland, Canada, Mexico, Central America and the...
Canada Hits US Goods With New Tariffs as Trade Talks Stall
Canada has imposed retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion worth of U.S. goods, escalating an 18 month trade dispute between the two neighbouring countries after...
Iran Threatens Economic Warfare as Houthi Attacks Raise Regional Tensions
Iran has threatened the United States with what it calls “economic warfare” and warned of further military action as the six month old conflict...
Is Washington Sacrificing Deterrence on the Korean Peninsula for Diplomacy with Pyongyang?
On August 16, Trump abruptly commanded the Pentagon to “substantially” reduce joint military exercises between the US and South Korea (ROK). The annual Ulchi...
The Asymmetry of Strategic Depth
After almost five years of attritional warfare, the war in Ukraine is entering a more dangerous phase. Russia has strong incentives to escalate. The...
Ukraine’s Corruption Story Runs on Its Own Clock, Not the Battlefield’s
Bottom line: Documented Ukrainian graft becomes diplomatic leverage on its own schedule, independent of its dollar value — the 2024 $40 million case and...
US-Iran Fire in the Strait of Hormuz: What Happens to Oil, Gold and the Fed’s Next Move
TODAY'S NUMBERS:
$97.19 (Brent crude, a six-week high) · $5.85 (US retail diesel, a record) · 4.79% (US 10-year Treasury yield)
War in the Gulf is...
Kremlin Signals Possible Restart of Russia Ukraine US Peace Talks
The Kremlin said Monday that it does not rule out restarting trilateral peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States, although it stressed...
Nine Battleground Senate Races to Watch in the US Midterms
The November 3 US midterm elections could determine which party controls the Senate, with Democrats facing a difficult path to reclaim the chamber. Republicans...
Bessent’s “Economic D-Day” Is Regime Change by Other Means
When a Treasury secretary reaches for Normandy to describe a sanctions package, the mission has already outgrown its sales pitch.
Scott Bessent’s new Financial Times...