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A banner announces the construction of a photovoltaic solar farm in Cabaiguan, Cuba, on May 21, 2025.
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HARD NUMBERS: China becomes top Cuba benefactor, Canada backs down, & More

Assassination attempt shakes Colombia's political landscape
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Assassination attempt shakes Colombia's political landscape

On Ian Bremmer’s World In 60 Seconds: Ian breaks down the assassination attempt on Colombia's presidential candidate, the US-China trade talks, and Canada plans to hit NATO's 2% defense target seven years early.

​US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., USA, on May 6, 2025.
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Carney met Trump: How did it go?

The first official meeting between Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and US President Donald Trump was friendlier than you might expect given the recent tensions in the relationship.

Can Trump and Carney reset US-Canada relations?
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Can Trump and Carney reset US-Canada relations?

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meets President Donald Trump in the White House. In a new Quick Take, Ian Bremmer discusses their meeting and the US-Canada relationship.

​An image of Prime Minister Mark Carney positioned near the Canadian parliament.
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Now comes the hard part for Carney

Mark Carney, who has never sat in Parliament and has only been a politician for four months, faces a lot of political puzzles after leading his Liberal Party to victory in Canada on Monday, and one huge challenge south of the border.

Carney to meet Trump: Not time to talk turkey – yet
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Carney to meet Trump: Not time to talk turkey – yet

Donald Trump said Wednesday that Prime Minister Mark Carney is headed to Washington, DC, within a week for a personal meeting, but there is reason to think that neither country is ready to get down to serious trade negotiations.

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on April 23, 2025.
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White House claims win on border security but stays mum on tariffs

When Donald Trump first threatened to slap tariffs on Canada in December, he cited fentanyl and border security as two ostensible reasons for the duties, which followed soon after. Observers have pointed out that very little fentanyl has been found to cross the US-Canada border, but it didn’t seem to change any minds in the White House.

​An aerial view shows a truck crossing into the United States over the Cordova of the Americas border bridge, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on April 2, 2025.
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Hard Numbers: Border apprehensions plunge, Maplewashing crops up, Fentanyl trickles in, Trump puts “Truth” on the block

Air Canada and Westjet aircraft parked at Calgary International Airport, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Cross-border travel down as rhetoric gets harsher

The increasingly intense rhetorical combat between Donald Trump and Canada is taking a growing toll on the American tourism industry, as Canadian snowbirds avoid Florida, day trippers do their shopping at home, and others decide to skip trips to the Big Apple.

​A general view of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, in Washington, DC, where the Wilson Center is located.
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Canada Institute scrambles to survive

At a moment of historic difficulty in the Canada-US relationship, Donald Trump last week cut the funding of the Wilson Center’s Canada Institute, and he can likely block efforts to save it.