The Diplomacy Podcast
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View from Canada: ‘We’re Not Dealing with Much That’s Rational’ (opens the original)
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A retired career ambassador doubts Canadians will ever trust the U.S. as they did before Trump. ------ More than a year and a half into his second administration, it remains unclear why exactly Trump decided to pick a fight with Canada. What began with threats to make the United States’ closest partner the 51st state has escalated into an open trade war — and a fundamental reassessment of a relationship that Canadians had long taken for granted. After Washington imposed 50-percent tariffs on bil
View from Spain: Seeking 'New Multilateralism' (opens the original)
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A former senior official calls Trump's agenda "conducive to confrontation," not "peace and prosperity." ----- Spain has emerged as one of the most vocal opponents of the Trump administration’s upheaval of the international system — unlike the many countries trying to avoid getting caught in Washington’s crosshairs. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has challenged the administration over its war against Iran, its approach to Gaza and the International Criminal Court, its demands for higher European de
View from Brazil: Watching U.S. with 'Sadness' (opens the original)
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An international relations scholar explains why his country still needs a global order it has long criticized. ------ Brazil has long relied on diplomacy, international law and multilateral institutions to protect its independence from more powerful countries. What happens when the United States, the principal architect of the so-called rules-based order, begins operating by different rules? My guest on this week’s podcast episode is Antonio Ramalho , a professor of international relations at th
View from New Zealand: 'Keep Your Head Down' (opens the original)
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A pro-American former minister and ambassador worries about the U.S. trade retreat's global impact. ------ When Americans consider how the upheavals of the Trump era affect the rest of the world, they usually think of Europe, Canada or perhaps Japan. Yet few countries have benefited more from a stable, rules-based international system than New Zealand. And few people have observed that system more closely than Tim Groser — a former trade, climate change and conservation minister, former ambassad
View from Brussels: Why Europe Can't Quit America (opens the original)
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An American-turned-European journalist decries the old continent's longtime addiction. ------ Almost 20 years ago, an American journalist packed his bags, moved to Europe and decided he would never go back. Today, he argues that the old continent has a problem few Europeans recognize: it can’t overcome its unhealthy dependence on the United States. That American is Dave Keating , Brussels correspondent for France 24, the French international news network, and author of the book “ The Owned Conti
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