Commentary

As of 2021, China owned less than 1% of all foreign-held land in the U.S. Canada, by contrast, held more than the entire area of Vermont and New Hampshire combined.

The United Nations has been grappling with two global conflicts that it has so far been unable to deescalate – the war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war.

"As NATO does more, one of it's most important allies—Canada—needs to do more as well," says Ivo Daalder.

Dina Smeltz uses recent surveys to break down how the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine have divided the parties.

"Even if Biden is reelected, Europeans are aware that the era of strong transatlantic presidents may be coming to an end," writes Ivo Daalder.

"The only question is whether Berlin will step up, leading others in Europe and beyond to begin filling the void a retreating America threatens to leave behind," Ivo Daalder writes.

"In four years as president and the three years since, Trump has refused to get NATO right," writes Ivo Daalder.

Whether a reelected Trump would actually withdraw from the alliance as many fear is beside the point, Ivo Daalder argues.

Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and drought in the Panama Canal are delaying shipments and could increase emissions.

The issue that drove Donald Trump’s original presidential bid remains a divider within his party, Council data show.