With a global platform, Mamdani can call attention to human rights abuses in his birth country, Uganda, particularly those against the musician-turned-politician Bobi Wine.
Canada
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US-Canada Relations Have Hit Rock Bottom
The Trump administration’s policies have damaged the economies of both countries, says former U.S. Ambassador to Canada James Blanchard.
Posted inForeign Policy
Five Eyes Become Three Blind Mice
The Five Eyes national security alliance of the U.S., U.K., Canada, New Zealand, and Australia had been intimate and formidable for decades. Now the erratic policies of the Trump administration are threatening the bond.
Posted inRussia’s War on Ukraine
Dramatic Shift in Trump’s Thinking About the Russia-Ukraine War
But will it last, or will Trump return to his old ways when it comes to Russia?
Posted inPolitics
Trump’s Imperialism Puts Americans Last
The president demands more territory from Greenland to Gaza as if America were a real estate holding company. But most Americans won’t get a penny.
Posted inPolitics
Donald Trump’s Imperialist Fantasy
His predations toward Canada, Panama, and Denmark can’t work. But Woodrow Wilson showed how to pick up territory the smart way.
Posted inPolitics
Justin Trudeau Is Blowing It
The Canadian Prime Minister is letting himself be humiliated by Donald Trump when he could be doing the humiliating.
Posted inPolitics
Claudia Sheinbaum, Justin Trudeau: Only You Can Save Us from Donald Trump
Claudia Sheinbaum, Justin Trudeau: Only You Can Save Us from Donald TrumpThe incoming president does not have a mandate for high tariffs. The leaders of Canada and Mexico should exploit Trump’s impetuous ineptitude.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Justin Trudeau May Be the World’s Most Successful Progressive Leader
You don’t have to like him. But hear out his accomplishments.
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Worthwhile Canadian Initiative
How Joe Biden can get America building again
