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Robert Wolfe
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Professor Emeritus of Policy Studies, Queen's University, Canada. Most posts on trade policy

personal website: rdwolfe.ca

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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 9h
US NSS 2017 vs US NSS 2025
(Trump I vs Trump II) on climate change

(with Alt text)
The United States will remain a global leader in reducing traditional pollution, as well as greenhouse gases, while expanding our economy. This achievement, which can serve as a model to other countries, flows from innovation, technology breakthroughs, and energy efficiency gains, not from onerous regulation. We reject the disastrous "climate change" and "Net Zero" ideologies that have so greatly harmed Europe, threaten the United States, and subsidize our adversaries.

Reposted by Valerie P. Hans, Richard Waite, Robert Wolfe , and 5 more

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shayrul @shayruldawn.bsky.social · 15h
#peaceprize
#tacos
Sign reads: Free Nobel Peace prize with an order of shrimp tacos.

Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth, Robert Wolfe, Anders Sundnes Løvlie

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 22h
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Corisk did the math Europe's politicians haven't.

Arm Ukraine to win: €522-838 billion. Let Russia win and rearm Europe: €1.2-1.6 trillion—double the cost. Plus 6-11 million additional refugees.

Reposted by Mark D. White, Jacob Montgomery, David R. Miller , and 1 more

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d
Could not be more contrary to American traditions. A gold-bedecked White House with a massive gilded ballroom and a government-created personality cult around the president complete with giant banners of his face on government buildings and official celebrations of his birthday.
andycraig.bsky.social Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 1d
When I saw the story in passing I thought it was the same dumb bit as the army parade, the fig leaf of using Flag Day because it happens to also be his birthday. But no, Trump's birthday as such is now an official commemoration for NPS free admission days.

www.nps.gov/planyourvisi...
2026 Free Entrance Days in the National Parks Come experience the national parks! All National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone (other fees, including timed entry or reservation fees, may apply). Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-free dates: February 16: Presidents Day (Washington's Birthday) May 25: Memorial Day June 14: Flag Day/President Trump's birthday July 3–5: Independence Day weekend August 25: 110th Birthday of the National Park Service September 17: Constitution Day October 27: Theodore Roosevelt's birthday November 11: Veterans Day Beginning in 2026, free entrance on these days will be for US citizens and residents only. Nonresidents will pay the regular entrance fee and any applicable nonresident fees.

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Robert Wolfe @bobwolfe.bsky.social · 1d
"The video provides an interesting insight into the complexities of territorial disputes and the unusual circumstances that can arise from colonial-era border decisions."

Weirder than the "North-West Angle" of the Lake of the Woods which gives the US a small chunk north of the 49th parallel
brilliantmaps.bsky.social Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 1d
Bir Tawil – the land that nobody wants

Find out why: brilliantmaps.com/bir-tawil...

Reposted by Robert Wolfe

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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 1d
This is something, for sure. Canada rarely removes terrorists from its list of entities (as far as I recall, we've only previously removed MEK...):

(Other listed entities still include the LTTE and Sendero Luminoso, for context).

www.canada.ca/en/global-af...
Canada announces measures related to Syria
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Public Safety, today announced measures taken by the Government of Canada in relation to Sy...
www.canada.ca

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 1d
Bir Tawil – the land that nobody wants

Find out why: brilliantmaps.com/bir-tawil...

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Robert Wolfe @bobwolfe.bsky.social · 1d
you mean he should saw "we have our PM of Canada there"? That would play well up here
simonlester.com Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 1d
He should definitely go do a public event in Canada where he says this exact thing.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump: "We've had a tremendous relationship, working relationship, with Canada"

Reposted by Colin F. Camerer, Robert Wolfe

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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 1d
Wow. Tracy Beth Høeg, the FDA's new acting director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) just put this slide up during her presentation to ACIP.

We have left reality.

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Robert Wolfe @bobwolfe.bsky.social · 1d
😢
james-bg.bsky.social James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 2d
The new US National Security Strategy mentions climate change once:

"We reject the disastrous “climate change” and “Net Zero” ideologies that have so greatly harmed Europe, threaten the United States, and subsidize our adversaries."

www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov

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Robert Wolfe @bobwolfe.bsky.social · 1d
frightening 🧵
abenewman.bsky.social Abe Newman @abenewman.bsky.social · 2d
1/Quick thoughts of implications of US National Security Strategy for Europe -- weaponized interdependence meets nationalist international. The US will use its tools (economic, technology, and financial dominance) to press for far right agenda.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov

Reposted by Robert Wolfe

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 1d
He should definitely go do a public event in Canada where he says this exact thing.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump: "We've had a tremendous relationship, working relationship, with Canada"

Reposted by Robert Wolfe

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Peter Ungphakorn @coppetainpu.bsky.social · 1d
A paper from Indonesia seems to have made agreement in the current WTO fisheries subsidies negotiations even more difficult to reach. It says the latest draft would violate sovereignty principles in the UN Law of the Sea. This is going to be controversial

tradebetablog.wordpress.com/2025/12/05/i...
Indonesia accuses WTO fish subsidies draft of violating Law of the Sea
It criticises disclosing information, countries scrutinising each other, and committee oversight. But they are standard in the WTO.
tradebetablog.wordpress.com

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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 1d
Thirty seven per cent of Republican voters believe the Holocaust was "greatly exaggerated", according to a poll by the conservative Manhattan Institute..ht @mjtoma.bsky.social manhattan.institute/article/the-...
The New GOP: Survey Analysis of Americans Overall, Today’s Republican Coalition, and the Minorities of MAGA
A new national survey conducted by the Manhattan Institute examines today’s Republican Party and the coalition assembled by Donald Trump in 2024. It is one of the most exhaustive studies to date of th...
manhattan.institute

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 1d
To me it also suggests that we are now sprinting towards zombie NATO (which is everything Putin wanted.) This needs to be considered in Canadian defence and national security planning.

Reposted by Robert Wolfe, Francesco Nicoli

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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 2d
"Trump, in his way, is as much of a wolf as Putin. Europe has run out of excuses to pretend otherwise". My Swamp Notes with @martinsandbu.ft.com on why Europe must make those frozen Russian assets work for Ukraine. The time for that is now. as.ft.com/r/9144c41b-7...
Europe’s fateful moment
[FREE TO READ] The EU faces a historic choice: whether or not to unlock frozen Russian assets and save the Ukrainian war effort
as.ft.com

Reposted by Stefanie Walter, Jussi T. Eronen, Robert Wolfe , and 4 more

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Abe Newman @abenewman.bsky.social · 2d
1/Quick thoughts of implications of US National Security Strategy for Europe -- weaponized interdependence meets nationalist international. The US will use its tools (economic, technology, and financial dominance) to press for far right agenda.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov

Reposted by Tim Bale, Fabián Muniesa, David R. Miller , and 2 more

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 2d
The new National Security Strategy is a propaganda document, designed to be widely read. It is also a performative suicide. Hard to think of another great power ever abdicating its influence so quickly and so publicly. It will be worth following the reactions around the world, not just in Europe.
shashj.bsky.social Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · 2d
Trump's national security strategy is out and some of the Europe sections are shocking. "...the growing influence of patriotic European parties indeed
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...

Reposted by Robert Wolfe, Stacy D. VanDeveer

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 2d
The new US National Security Strategy mentions climate change once:

"We reject the disastrous “climate change” and “Net Zero” ideologies that have so greatly harmed Europe, threaten the United States, and subsidize our adversaries."

www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov

Reposted by Robert Wolfe, Frank Kühn

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 2d
It also appears to have been written by a third-grader.
kschake.bsky.social Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 2d
The Trump National Security Strategy is an act of vandalism against the things that actually make our country strong, safe, and prosperous.

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, Elizabeth Saunders, Paul Davies , and 10 more

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Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · 2d
Trump's national security strategy is out and some of the Europe sections are shocking. "...the growing influence of patriotic European parties indeed
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...

Reposted by Robert Wolfe

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Peter Ungphakorn @coppetainpu.bsky.social · 2d
11 WTO members have accepted the inevitable and drafted a decision to give up the idea of concluding fisheries subsidies talks at the next Ministerial Conference in Youndé in March.

All but one of the 11 are island states, and all but two of those are Pacific island states — not necessarily small
11 countries propose can-kicking WTO fish subsidies decision beyond March
The draft would concede failure to agree by the biennial Ministerial Conference in March and propose concluding the talks at the one after
tradebetablog.wordpress.com

Reposted by David R. Miller, Robert Wolfe, Nicolai von Ondarza

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 3d
“We cannot leave Ukraine and Volodymyr alone with these guys.” www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Macron warned US could ‘betray’ Ukraine in leaked leaders’ call, Spiegel reports
According to a transcript obtained by the German outlet, Europe rallied around Volodymyr Zelenskyy and sharply criticized Washington.
www.politico.eu

Reposted by Robert Wolfe

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NPR @npr.org · 3d
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who came to the U.S. from Somalia, about President Trump's racist tirade against Somali immigrants. n.pr/4oxkCha
Ilhan Omar says Trump attacks on Somali immigrants 'deflect attention' from scrutiny
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who came to the U.S. from Somalia, about President Trump's racist tirade against Somali immigrants.
n.pr

Reposted by Eric Goldman, Rebecca Tushnet, Robert Wolfe

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 4d
The EU single market’s elephant in the room on.ft.com/49SlMjZ
The EU single market’s elephant in the room
Small, often invisible barriers to trade affect products from businesses across Europe, including a fluffy Ikea pachyderm
on.ft.com

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 4d
In a dangerous and divided world, Canada and Europe are elevating our defence partnership.

That means more access to new equipment for our Armed Forces, more investment in Canada, and massive opportunities for Canadian workers and businesses.
Screenshot of an article from the Financial Post with the title: Canada reaches deal to join EU's flagship defence program.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 4d
Total banger www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-...
Hi, It’s Me, Wikipedia, and I Am Ready for Your Apology
“Wikipedia, the constantly changing knowledge base created by a global free-for-all of anonymous users, now stands as the leading force for the dum...
www.mcsweeneys.net

Reposted by Martin Wattenberg, Charles West, Beatrice de Graaf , and 4 more

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Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 4d
A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance.
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury

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Prof Colin Talbot @colintalbot.bsky.social · 4d
MAGNA CARTA

Fun fact: it was originally written in Latin and translated into Norman French. Because they were the two dominant languages of the Church and State for well over 300 years after 1066.

English Nationalists please note😀

Reposted by Lindsay M. Tedds, Robert Wolfe

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 5d
Has any prime minister ever gotten less political value out of a giant investment than Justin Trudeau got from TMX? Obviously environmental groups/voters were never going to like it, and most everyone else just pretends it never happened because it complicates the narrative.