President Donald Trump is cutting U.S. tariffs on China by 10% while raising them against Canada by the same amount. Once again, the message goes out that it is more expensive to be America’s friend than its opponent.

Canadians know it. After a year of annexation threats and aggressive tariffs, 46% say they see the United States as a “potential threat” or an “enemy.” Only 34% say the same about China.

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Other U.S. allies are going through a similar recalibration. I wrote here the other day about how the territorial claims on Greenland have helped push Iceland into reopening the issue of Europea

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