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Karthik Sankaran

Trump Milei
Latin America

What do Americans get for Trump's $40B bet on Argentina?

A massive bailout ahead of the country's legislative elections reveals the high stakes Washington has placed on President Milei's survival

Trade review process could rock the calm in US-Mexico relations
North America

Trade review process could rock the calm in US-Mexico relations

Bilateral cooperation on security has masked growing economic friction ahead of a pivotal USMCA renegotiation

Trump tariffs
Global Crises

Linking tariff 'deals' to US security interests is harder than it looks

Behind the headlines of billion-dollar commitments lie questions about enforcement, consistency, and international buy-in

US Dollar
Global Crises

Are Trump's aggressive policies weakening the dollar?

The administration's global economic strategy of decoupling and cajoling alignment is prompting other countries to reduce its exposure

remittance tax central america
Latin America

Taxing remittances helps make US neighbors poorer, less stable

In many cases the money that migrants send home is equal or more than the federal aid those countries used to get