North America
Colombia-US relations will be tense under Trump
The Colombian president and the US president-elect have little in common ideologically or in terms of policy priorities
US shutdown averted, but Republican rifts will remain
An unexpected shutdown of government operations was averted over the weekend in a chaotic end to the outgoing Congress
The US will not seize control of the Panama Canal
Trump’s threats towards Panama are characteristically hyperbolic and unlikely to materialise
PanamaClaver-Carone role will stir Latin America-US tensions
President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Mauricio Claver-Carone as his special envoy to the region
Latin AmericaPhilippine missile plans will perturb China
Manila says it will acquire the US Typhon missile system
PhilippinesTikTok’s global troubles will intensify
With a potential US ban on the horizon, TikTok was hit with a one-year ban in Albania
InternationalBiden’s judicial appointments are a significant legacy
Senate Majority Leadership Chuck Schumer managed to get President Biden’s final judicial nominees confirmed this week
United StatesApple will face continuing challenges in China
US tech giant Apple is struggling to maintain dominance in its largest market outside the United States
InternationalJohnson and Trump both lose in US shutdown battle
A bipartisan congressional deal to fund the government into the spring has fallen apart after criticism from Elon Musk
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