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Mark Carney must beware of an all-out trade war

His latest tariff threats are proportionate. But the situation could escalate

The Economist 29, Aug 2026

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during the 2026 Liberal National Convention in Montreal, Canada, on 10 April 2026.

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Activists from Jewish Voice for Peace surround the Statue of Liberty Plaza, on November 6, 2023.

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The liberal international order is slowly coming apart

Its collapse could be sudden and irreversible

The Economist 19 May 2024

How Hollywood fell in love with video games

"Fallout" is the latest in a successful run of adaptations

The Economist 17 May 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Beijing, China May 16, 2024.

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Vladimir Putin meets his big brother in Beijing

Russia's leader wants to strengthen his "no-limits" partnership with Xi Jinping

The Economist 15 May 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden is applauded by union members after signing orders that increase tariffs on China to promote American investments and jobs in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 14, 2024, in Washington, DC.

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Biden outdoes Trump with ultra-high China tariffs

The move, which hits electric vehicles, carries an environmental cost

The Economist 15 May 2024

Tourists enter the Swakopmund Museum on June 23, 2017, Namibia.

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One of the smallest museums in Africa might be its most important

A curator's battle to commemorate Germany's forgotten genocide in Namibia

The Economist 08 May 2024

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes China's President Xi Jinping as he arrives for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris as part of the Chinese president's two-day state visit to France on May 6, 2024.

Reuters

Emmanuel Macron’s urgent message for Europe

The French president issues a dark and prophetic warning in an interview with the Economist as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in France with Ukraine and EU trade row at the top of agenda

The Economist 06 May 2024

Two books examine atomic weaponry and the global annihilation it could bring about

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What would nuclear war look like in the 21st century?

Two books examine atomic weaponry and the global annihilation it could bring about

The Economist 27 April 2024

Student demonstrators occupy the pro-Palestinian "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" on the West Lawn of Columbia University on April 24, 2024 in New York City.

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The campus is coming for Joe Biden

As in 1968, the Democrat risks being the candidate of chaos and war

The Economist 26 April 2024

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America’s economy has escaped a hard landing

But there are still pitfalls ahead

The Economist 23 April 2024

A woman walks past a banner depicting launching missiles bearing the emblem of the Islamic Republic of Iran in central Tehran on April 15, 2024.

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Iranians fear their brittle regime will drag them into war

Ultra-religious hardliners are gaining power and yearn for confrontation

The Economist 18 April 2024

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