Politics

Americans and Canadians have reason to be frustrated with the new tariff war

Politics TA | AP Insight - August 22, 2026.

The United States imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday, and Canada said it would retaliate beginning Sept. 8 after...

Trump’s latest pique leaves South Korea scrambling

Politics Sharmila Devi - August 21, 2026.

As many countries count the cost of the US-Israeli war against Iran, a beneficiary has emerged in the form of Seoul’s Incheon airport, which has...

Pyongyang indifferent to Trump's flattery

Politics TA | AP Insight - August 19, 2026.

North Korea said Wednesday that a U.S. decision to scale back military exercises with South Korea does not change what it sees as the provocative...

Being an old-style conservative president of Chile comes with costs

Politics Andrés Velasco - August 16, 2026.

When the conservative José Antonio Kast became president of Chile six months ago, the big question was whether he would be a pugnacious populist like...

Middle powers should not turn their backs on multilateral institutions

Politics Anne-Marie Slaughter - August 15, 2026.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finnish President Alexander Stubb recently laid out a roadmap for middle-power action in The Economist, having recognized the importance...

The ICC’s days were always numbered

Politics Shlomo Ben-Ami - August 14, 2026.

International criminal tribunals once focused on bringing defeated leaders, such as Serbia’s Slobodan Milošević and Liberia’s Charles Taylor, to justice. But the International Criminal Court has...

Widening unrest in Pakistan threatens Munir’s regional ambitions

Politics Sharmila Devi - August 14, 2026.

Pakistan is no stranger to military dictators steering the state and de facto ruler Field Marshal Asim Munir has stuck to tradition by cracking down...

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