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geopolitics (jē″ō-pŏl′ĭ-tĭks) noun

The study of the relationship among politics and geography, demography, and economics, especially with respect to the foreign policy of a nation.

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Carney’s Checkmate: How Canada's Quiet Bond Play Forced Trump to Drop Tariffs (deanblundell.substack.com)
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If true, this is poetic justice at it's best. The US' sweet polite neighbor to the north putting them into a full nelson until Trump taps out like the little bitch he is.

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[–] Klanky@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Weird, the ‘paused’ reciprocal tariffs weren’t even on Canada or Mexico, since they already have the 25% IEEPA tariffs which are still in effect. You can eliminate them with a USMCA cert, but they are still there. Not to mention the 232 steel/aluminum and vehicle/auto parts tariffs.

Not sure why this author thinks that ‘all’ tariffs are paused. Things are still really hard for companies importing things from CA/MX!