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US Tariffs on Brazil: A Political Play
The US 25% tariff on Brazil exempts two-thirds of exports, exposing a political play aimed at Brazil's October election rather than trade imbalances.
2026-07-22
Trump's 50% Tariff on Canada Ends USMCA's Tar
Trump invokes Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 for the first time, imposing 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian goods and ending the USMCA tariff shield.
2026-07-22
The Drone-Corridor Sleight of Hand
A Taipei Times editorial proposes a Taiwan-India drone corridor using Tamil Nadu factories to assemble Taiwanese components, exploiting dual-use tech classification to avoid Beijing's red lines while purging Chinese parts from supply chains.
2026-07-22
Solomon Islands Signs US Coast Guard Patrol
Solomon Islands PM Matthew Wale signed a US Coast Guard shiprider deal 68 days after taking office, reversing four years of Chinese-aligned maritime policy and signaling a strategic balancing act in the Pacific.
2026-07-22
Petro's Farewell: Blueprint for Opposition-in
Outgoing Colombian President Gustavo Petro uses his farewell address to reject the election result, accuse the US of imposing a puppet regime, and call for a general strike — a strategy that may give him more power as opposition leader.
2026-07-22
ICC votes on firing prosecutor Karim Khan
On July 24, 125 ICC member states vote on firing prosecutor Karim Khan after a judicial panel cleared him of misconduct, with the outcome threatening cases against Putin, Netanyahu, and Duterte.
2026-07-22
Brazil Becomes Trump's Section 301 Guinea Pig
Brazil becomes the first test of Trump's post-IEEPA tariff regime as a 25% Section 301 tariff takes effect, with exemptions revealing US industrial dependence.
2026-07-22
Lebanon pilot zone plan masks Israeli hold
The US-brokered Lebanon pilot zone plan lets Israel keep 20% of Lebanese territory while the Lebanese army is tasked with disarming Hezbollah, a task it cannot do.
2026-07-21
Iran's invisible leader hands power to IRGC
Mojtaba Khamenei's five-month public absence is a power vacuum the IRGC exploits to undermine Iran's US ceasefire deal and consolidate control.
2026-07-21
Colombia's $20B Venezuela Reconstruction Play
Colombia's president-elect appoints a supermarket executive as ambassador to Venezuela, turning a $12-20 billion reconstruction into a commercial opportunity for Colombian business.
2026-07-21
US Strike on Empty Iran Reactor Tests Law
The US strike on Iran's empty Darkhovin nuclear site tests international law protecting peaceful nuclear facilities, as Tehran builds a legal case.
2026-07-20
US bombs empty Iran nuclear site, setting NPT
The US strike on Iran's Darkhovin nuclear construction site, confirmed empty by the IAEA, sets a precedent that undermines the NPT's civilian-protection pillar for every non-nuclear-weapon state.
2026-07-20
Strait of Hormuz War Escalates to Water War
The US-Iran war has crossed the infrastructure threshold: nine nights of bombing expanded to Tabriz, and Iran is hitting the desalination plants that keep the Gulf alive.
2026-07-20
Netanyahu Gambles ICC Warrant on Prosecutor's
Netanyahu's office attacks the ICC warrant as 'bogus' and links it to former prosecutor Karim Khan's sexual misconduct scandal, four days before ICC member states vote on Khan's removal.
2026-07-20
Iran's $6 Billion Oil Surge During US Truce
Iran exported 70 million barrels of oil worth up to $6 billion during a brief US truce, exceeding its own revenue forecasts and exposing a structural flaw in the blockade strategy.
2026-07-20
India's 'Well-Calibrated' AI Law Builds a
India is crafting a 'well-calibrated' AI law that borrows from the EU and US but replicates neither, positioning itself as a normative leader for the Global South.
2026-07-20
Cartels as Terrorists: Legal Net Widens
Washington's FTO designation of Los Viagras and Juárez Cartel marks a structural shift: the terrorism label now covers regional extortion, and the material-support statute risks criminalizing millions of Mexican businesses and migrants.
2026-07-20
Trump's 10% Tariff Expires July 24
Trump's 10% universal tariff expires July 24, replaced by a two-tier Section 301 forced-labor tariff that rewards countries with bilateral deals and penalizes others.
2026-07-19
China's Monkey Cartoon Tests ASEAN Unity
China's refusal to apologize for a racist AI video targeting Filipinos tests ASEAN's unity and credibility on South China Sea issues.
2026-07-19
Clan del Golfo Capos Flee to Panama
Colombian intelligence reports Clan del Golfo and FARC dissident leaders are fleeing to Panama with millions before hardline president-elect takes office.
2026-07-18
Washington's Venezuela Track Bypasses Machado
Marco Rubio chose Dinorah Figuera over María Corina Machado to lead Venezuela talks starting August 1, sidelining the opposition's most popular leader.
2026-07-17
Washington's Crypto Chokepoint: Nobitex and T
US Treasury designates four Iranian crypto exchanges for IRGC financing, but the real target is Tether's USDT stablecoin that enables sanctions evasion. Blumenthal probes Tether's voluntary compliance.
2026-07-17
Vance Accuses Israel of Sabotaging Iran Deal
Vice President JD Vance used a Joe Rogan interview to defend diplomacy with Iran and publicly accused Israeli government figures of running a covert influence campaign to kill the deal he negotiated.
2026-07-17
UAE's Chip Windfall Turns War Support Into AI
The US Commerce Department elevated the UAE to Tier 1 export status, removing license requirements for G42 to buy advanced Nvidia chips, rewarding Abu Dhabi's Iran war participation and $500 million Trump crypto investment.
2026-07-17