Mark Carney spoke for America’s frustrated allies at Davos – but they’re not going anywhere

Mark Carney spoke for America’s frustrated allies at Davos – but they’re not going anywhere

Mark Carney spoke for America’s frustrated allies at Davos – but they’re not going anywhere America’s Western allies have had enough—or so they say. This week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, one world leader after another expressed frustration with the United States over its increasingly hostile behavior toward them and called for … Read more

Europe is stumbling in its attempt to circumvent Trump’s world order

Europe is stumbling in its attempt to circumvent Trump’s world order

Photographer: Wiktor Dabkowski/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Ursula von der Leyen was supposed to sign the European Union’s largest free trade agreement on Saturday, proving the bloc’s position as a geo-economic force. Instead, the European Commission president will have to find a way to save the Mercosur pact by rallying last-minute support from countries including Italy, which … Read more