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Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni (2nd R) and US then president-elect Donald Trump (2nd L) pose with then incoming national security adviser Mike Waltz (L) and US Senator Marco Rubio (R) at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida on January 4, 2025. Filippo Attili / Palazzo Chigi press office / AFP

Between Trumpism and the EU: Giorgia Meloni and the path ahead for Italy

Giorgia Meloni’s presence at Donald Trump’s inauguration aimed to reinforce her status as a privileged interlocutor with the new US administration. But this position carries risks for Italy and the EU.
Dr. Rahul Gupta, head of the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy (left) shakes hands with the Chinese Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong in Beijing in June 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, Pool)

What the Opium Wars can tell us about China, the U.S. and fentanyl

While synthetic opiods are a relatively new class of drugs, opium has a long destructive history in trade wars and warfare, beginning with the First Opium War.
A supporter of former President Evo Morales holds a sign while protesting for the release of fellow supporters who were arrested for blocking roads in La Paz, Bolivia, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Democracy across the Americas is in crisis

To preserve democracy, leaders and citizens will have to get back to the basics: free and fair elections, the rule of law and a vibrant civic culture.
Cows are milked on a large carousel at an industrial-scale dairy in Pickett, Wis., in December 2019. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

B.C. youth H5N1 diagnosis: Anti‑whistleblower “ag‑gag” laws help global pandemics grow and spread

New laws in Canada will make it harder for whistleblowers to shed light on cruelty and malpractice in animal agriculture — and will hinder efforts to prevent the next global pandemic.
The French wine industry suffered an estimated €600 million in losses following a US tariff put in place during Donald Trump’s first term. Connect Images - Curated / Shutterstock

Should France’s wine industry fear a new Trump tariff?

US president-elect Donald Trump promised his supporters that tariffs would rise on all products under his administration. What impact could this have on the French wine industry?

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