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Mexico: Trump and His Pyrrhic Victories

Stephen Routledge - May 23, 2025. Published in El Heraldo de México

Trump seems ... determined … to announce triumphs, even some real ones, in the face of ... bad news and entanglements for his administration.

Canada: Tell Me Again Which North American Leader Is Acting like a Dictator?

Rejeanne Lacroix - May 21, 2025. Published in National Post

Ireland: Trump Could Trigger a Budgetary Crisis in Ireland with a Pen Stroke. We Need a Plan

Rejeanne Lacroix - March 5, 2025. Published in Irish Times

Canada: America about To Get a True Big-Spender President

Rejeanne Lacroix - January 18, 2021. Published in Toronto Sun

Germany: Debt, So What?

Robin Koerner - September 19, 2020. Published in Die Zeit

[T]he dollar and U.S. government bonds owe their special position to a strong and dynamic economy and stable political leadership, both of which are becoming increasingly uncertain.

Spain: Trump’s Protectionist Failure

Patricia Simoni - March 15, 2019. Published in El Mundo

[T]rump must correct his erratic politics ... to prevent contagion to the global economy

Germany: American Culture of Distraction in Pure Form

Robin Koerner - December 27, 2018. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

[B]ecause the world won’t play along, Trump needs to get creative. And he is.

Canada: Economic Update: Ottawa’s Tight Game

Robin Koerner - December 10, 2018. Published in Le Devoir

When an economy is going full steam, nothing justifies more stimulus with public funds. Rather, it is the time to strengthen reserves to face the inevitable slowdown.

Switzerland: Donald Trump, King of Debt and Deficit

Robin Koerner - February 25, 2018. Published in Le Temps

Trump practices anti-Keynesianism: he advocates for austerity during crisis and stimulates demand during times of growth.

Canada: $700 Billion for Defense, a Good Deal for Trump

Robin Koerner - November 28, 2017. Published in Le Devoir

Strategic thinking appears largely non-existent within the White House.

Italy: Socialist President Sanders’ Bill? $18 Trillion in 10 Years

Robin Koerner - September 23, 2015. Published in Libero Quotidiano

The beautiful sunshine future, announced by the Red prophet Sanders translates into an insatiable tax-and-spend program that ... promises unlimited welfare.

Canada: The Trap

Robin Koerner - February 10, 2015. Published in Le Devoir

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