Matina Stevis-Gridneff

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Mark Carney’s Balancing Act

Mark Carney’s Balancing Act

In a wide-ranging interview, the Canadian leader laid out a detailed vision for breaking his country’s dependency on the United States. Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said that he had prepared over the past year for the “extreme tail risk” that President Trump might order military action against Canada, but disclosed that the two men have spoken “frequently,” even...

Carney Stands Up to Trump in Trade War Despite the Risks

Carney Stands Up to Trump in Trade War Despite the Risks

Canada’s prime minister walked away from what he thought was a bad trade deal with the United States. Many Canadians are behind him, but it will be costly. On Friday night, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada did something that few other world leaders before him have dared to do. After days of intense trade negotiations with the United States...

Trudeau and Sheinbaum Took Different Routes to Win a Tariff Reprieve

Trudeau and Sheinbaum Took Different Routes to Win a Tariff Reprieve

The Canadian and Mexican leaders negotiated with President Trump in diverging ways. In the end, they both secured an outcome they could present as victories back home.

From Liberal Icon to MAGA Joke: The Waning Fortunes of Justin Trudeau

From Liberal Icon to MAGA Joke: The Waning Fortunes of Justin Trudeau

Canada’s prime minister gained global renown 10 years ago for his unabashedly progressive politics. But at home, voters turned sour on him long ago. Justin Trudeau’s career is the stuff of 21st-century political drama, with an arc that has taken him from glamorous liberal standard-bearer to the butt of jokes by President-elect Donald J. Trump and his acolytes. He burst...