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As in life, trust matters in international politics. Vital for cooperation and reciprocation, trusting someone nevertheless leaves one vulnerable should they break faith and pursue self-serving goals. As US political scientist Andrew Kydd recognised, trust is the belief that someone “prefers mutual cooperation to exploiting and suckering others”.

Rather than answer a reporter's question, Trump advisor Stephen Miller shot back inquires of his own—then accused the reporter of evading his questions.

In her groundbreaking book, Canada and the Blackface Atlantic: Performing Slavery, Conflict and Freedom, 1812-1897, Cheryl Thompson, professor of performance at Toronto Metropolitan University, maps the transnational flow of minstrel culture and racial ideologies, revealing how blackface performance — and the racism it reflects — was not strictly an American…

Even many Republicans oppose some of the president’s signature policies

So much for unleashing American energy.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: No US president has inflicted so much damage, on so many, in so short a time. Finally, there are positive signs of resistance to Donald Trump

Charging an electric car still isn’t as quick as grabbing gas. But it’s getting there, and the tech is moving faster than ever.

Fifty years after the fall of Saigon, Jeanie Jacobs Huffman has not lost hope of bringing her father home

Victorious former central bank governor has united Canadians by attacking American counterpart over his ‘51st state’ rhetoric and trade war aggressions

“Nobody wins,” Gene Seroka said. “China is America’s factory.”

Donald Trump’s second term in office has already sent shockwaves far beyond Washington, not only reshaping American politics but challenging global alliances and foreign economies. How do Democrats and Republicans in France view Trump's first 100 days?