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Trump Should Try On the Velvet Glove in Dealing With Moscow
- Analysis
- April 15, 2017
Every country in the world, Canada included, is scrambling to catch up to some breathtaking changes in the fundamental approach of the United States to global politics. These changes were prompted by the Trump administration’s reactions to the use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime in Syria against civilians in a rebel-held town. Gone,
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What if Canada and Mexico Said No to Renegotiating NAFTA?
- Analysis
- April 7, 2017
Last week, acting United States trade representative Stephen Vaughn sent a draft notification letter to Congress indicating the President’s intention to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico, the very same agreement that Trump qualified as the “the worst deal ever” during the presidential election campaign. Canadians and Mexicans alike expected the mercantilist
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Trump and Syria: After Cruise Missiles, What?
- Analysis
- April 7, 2017
The United States has moved swiftly and dramatically to punish the Syrian regime for its use of chemical weapons against civilians in a recent attack on a rebel-held town in Northern Syria. On Thursday evening, US warships off the coast of Syria launched a barrage of cruise missiles against a Syrian airfield. US intelligence had
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Illegal but Legitimate? The Consequences of US Action in Syria
- Analysis
- April 7, 2017
The United States has fired missiles at the Syrian military. This is a dramatic escalation in the horrific Syrian conflict. It is also the most legally doubtful use of military force by a NATO state in recent history. To be clear, the regime of Bashar al-Assad has itself transgressed most bounds of international law and
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