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Trump's ‘move fast and break things’ war slams into economy

South Asian and Gulf countries may get hit particularly hard, mostly on energy, remittances, and agriculture. Here's how.

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Asia-Pacific

The Supreme Court did Trump a favor in Southeast Asia

Striking down IEEPA tariffs gives Washington a chance to rebuild trust, if the president doesn’t try for new workarounds

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Canada's moves suggest USMCA is on life support

Amid a growing rift with Trump, our friends to the north are looking to hedge their bets

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Latin America

When Trump's big Venezuela oil grab runs smack into reality

The White House is proudly embracing an era of fossil-fuel imperialism when global markets are vastly different

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Middle East

Gaza's economy is collapsing. It needs liquidity now.

Palestinians need control over their own money or there will be no state

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Latin America

Trump's 'Monroe Doctrine 2.0' completely misreads Latin America

The president's new hemispheric strategy revives interventionist logic while ignoring the region's urgent need for infrastructure and economic diversification