Arthur Sullivan, DW: US-Canada trade-off: Who is happiest with NAFTA 2.0?
A new North American trade agreement has been struck between the US, Canada and Mexico following tense negotiations. But is this a victory for US President Donald Trump or is the picture a little more nuanced?
NAFTA is dead, long live USMCA? It's not the most inspiring battle cry you'll ever hear but it neatly sums up the eleventh-hour developments that saw the United States and Canada reach agreement and join Mexico in a new trilateral trade deal on Sunday night.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 1, 2018
America’s Syria Policy Is Incoherent, and There’s No Sign It Will Change -- Steven Metz, WPR
The Dangers of Creating a New Arab Alliance -- Doug Bandow, National Interest
The Middle East Nuclear Race Is Reaching A Boiling Point -- Tim Daiss, OilPrice.com
Omani youth see an uncertain future -- Jonathan Gorvett, Asia Times
Maldives democracy prevails for now -- Bruce Riedel, Brookings
How Australians are helping China become the world's biggest wine maker -- Matthew Carney, ABC News Online
Macedonia Referendum Records Low Turnout, Both Sides Claim Victory -- Sinisa Jakov Marusic, Balkan Insight
Result of Macedonia's referendum is another victory for Russia -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Macedonia-Greece name deal: What happens next? -- DW
Italy’s not the new Greece. It’s the new Argentina. -- Alberto Mingardi, Politico
A year later, Catalonia’s secession vote scars region, Spain -- Aritz Parra, AP
As Brexit divisions widen, PM May challenges Brexit critics -- Elizabeth Piper, Kylie MacLellan and William James, Reuters
History and ideology are back in a polarized Britain -- John Lloyd, Reuters
Bolivia can't force Chile to negotiate on sea access, UN court rules -- DW
Brazil presidential debate highlights deep election divides -- David Child & Joao Pedro Soares, Al Jazeera
The Next Pandemic Will Be Arriving Shortly -- Lisa Monaco & Vin Gupta, Foreign Policy
