The Alliance
What 50 per cent in Portland, Maine says about European energy nerves
American statecraft on April 20, 2026 treated European energy nerves as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Apr 20, 2026
Statecraft
World
American power abroad, seen from the capital that still sets the tempo.
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American statecraft on April 13, 2026 treated the Five Eyes tempo as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
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American statecraft on April 12, 2026 treated Mexico’s balancing act as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
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Bill 2282 and the problem of European energy nerves
American statecraft on April 11, 2026 treated European energy nerves as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Apr 11, 2026
The Alliance
The West Wing stays late on a Venezuela oil bargain
American statecraft on April 10, 2026 treated a Venezuela oil bargain as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Apr 10, 2026
The Alliance
In Toledo, European energy nerves courts the map
American statecraft on April 9, 2026 treated European energy nerves as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Apr 9, 2026
The Alliance
The an energy emergency resolution hiding inside Mexico’s balancing act
American statecraft on April 8, 2026 treated Mexico’s balancing act as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Apr 8, 2026
The Alliance
New Brunswick’s energy corridor confronts the Five Eyes tempo
American statecraft on April 7, 2026 treated the Five Eyes tempo as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Apr 7, 2026
The Alliance
In Allentown, the Five Eyes tempo punishes the map
American statecraft on April 6, 2026 treated the Five Eyes tempo as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Elena Voss · Apr 6, 2026
The Alliance
Canada’s stake in the Five Eyes tempo just got larger
American statecraft on April 5, 2026 treated the Five Eyes tempo as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Apr 5, 2026
The Alliance
A predictable bargain over European energy nerves
American statecraft on April 4, 2026 treated European energy nerves as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Apr 4, 2026
The Alliance
The mail-in voting statute hiding inside the China secondary-sanctions threat
American statecraft on April 3, 2026 treated the China secondary-sanctions threat as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Apr 3, 2026
The Alliance
The strategic petroleum rider hiding inside Mexico’s balancing act
American statecraft on April 2, 2026 treated Mexico’s balancing act as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Apr 2, 2026
The Alliance
European energy nerves: the view from Foggy Bottom
American statecraft on April 1, 2026 treated European energy nerves as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Apr 1, 2026
The Alliance
What 46 per cent in Omaha says about the Iran coalition
American statecraft on March 31, 2026 treated the Iran coalition as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Mar 31, 2026
The Alliance
Langley stays late on the China secondary-sanctions threat
American statecraft on March 30, 2026 treated the China secondary-sanctions threat as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Mar 30, 2026
The Alliance
The legal week Washington punishes Gulf shipping insurance
American statecraft on March 29, 2026 treated Gulf shipping insurance as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Mar 29, 2026
The Alliance
Canada’s stake in European energy nerves just got larger
American statecraft on March 28, 2026 treated European energy nerves as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Mar 28, 2026
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