The art of hedging a deal

Those trapped in rigid binaries risk becoming collateral damage in a conflict that transcends borders, ideologies, and even economics itself.

As Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, begins his tough negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump, will he comply like his predecessor did in CUSMA, or resist to protect Canada’s sovereignty, asks Wenran Jiang. White House photograph by Gabriel B Kotico

Opinion

BY WENRAN JIANG

May 12, 2025

More than a month into President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” trade war against the world, the United States and China have managed a temporary truce. But the prospect of a protracted confrontation between the planet’s two largest economies continues to cast a lon...

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