Miles Kahler
@mileskahler.bsky.social
Global politics and governance, contemporary and historical. American University SIS and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Gardening, travel, hiking. Opinions my own. Re-posts do not = endorsement.
So much for restoring US manufacturing. US automobile sector contends with tariffs, which are "a mess on top of a mess." No surprise that small and medium enterprises are suffering the most.
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‘This is existential’: Donald Trump’s tariffs drive US car sector into turmoil
Michigan’s ‘Big Three’ carmakers forecast a combined $7bn tariff-related hit to earnings in 2025
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October 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
So much for restoring US manufacturing. US automobile sector contends with tariffs, which are "a mess on top of a mess." No surprise that small and medium enterprises are suffering the most.
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US bailout of Argentina in question. Is a US promise to do "whatever it takes" credible from this administration? Especially with anger of US soybean interests over a bailout of one of its competitors. If additional IMF resources are required, will Europe and Japan go along?
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Argentine assets hit by fresh selling amid worries over US bailout
Peso, stocks and bonds all fall as investors fret over lack of details from Washington on rescue plan
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October 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
US bailout of Argentina in question. Is a US promise to do "whatever it takes" credible from this administration? Especially with anger of US soybean interests over a bailout of one of its competitors. If additional IMF resources are required, will Europe and Japan go along?
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The We Are All DC march to protest against Trump admin’s takeover of DC is currently heading toward the White House:
Via @benjalvarez1.bsky.social
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September 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The We Are All DC march to protest against Trump admin’s takeover of DC is currently heading toward the White House:
Via @benjalvarez1.bsky.social
Via @benjalvarez1.bsky.social
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We ought to think about #AI as a #humanrights issue.
💬 Sep. 16, I will be back in Toronto to give the Frank W. Woods lecture at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy.
Come join us! Registration and info here👇
munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/we-dat...
#bigdata #humanrights #wethedata
💬 Sep. 16, I will be back in Toronto to give the Frank W. Woods lecture at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy.
Come join us! Registration and info here👇
munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/we-dat...
#bigdata #humanrights #wethedata
September 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We ought to think about #AI as a #humanrights issue.
💬 Sep. 16, I will be back in Toronto to give the Frank W. Woods lecture at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy.
Come join us! Registration and info here👇
munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/we-dat...
#bigdata #humanrights #wethedata
💬 Sep. 16, I will be back in Toronto to give the Frank W. Woods lecture at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy.
Come join us! Registration and info here👇
munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/we-dat...
#bigdata #humanrights #wethedata
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Please join us for the launch of our E&IA Roundtable: 'Global Governance in Hard Times.'
Presentations: Faude+Karlsrud; @yoramhaftel.bsky.social & @stephofmann.bsky.social; @ninareiners.bsky.social; Julia Morse; @mstephen.bsky.social.
Comments: @hbirk.bsky.social; @tsommerer.bsky.social.
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Presentations: Faude+Karlsrud; @yoramhaftel.bsky.social & @stephofmann.bsky.social; @ninareiners.bsky.social; Julia Morse; @mstephen.bsky.social.
Comments: @hbirk.bsky.social; @tsommerer.bsky.social.
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September 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Please join us for the launch of our E&IA Roundtable: 'Global Governance in Hard Times.'
Presentations: Faude+Karlsrud; @yoramhaftel.bsky.social & @stephofmann.bsky.social; @ninareiners.bsky.social; Julia Morse; @mstephen.bsky.social.
Comments: @hbirk.bsky.social; @tsommerer.bsky.social.
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Presentations: Faude+Karlsrud; @yoramhaftel.bsky.social & @stephofmann.bsky.social; @ninareiners.bsky.social; Julia Morse; @mstephen.bsky.social.
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Yet another way that citizens can push back against a presidential power grab in their city: serve on grand juries and refuse to indict.
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Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent
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August 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Yet another way that citizens can push back against a presidential power grab in their city: serve on grand juries and refuse to indict.
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My Trade Secrets today. India's east Asian-style goods export model has taken a bit of a battering from Trump, and it's not entirely clear what will replace it.
Also, the UK brouhaha over age verification for online porn shows that deregulation is tougher than it looks.
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Also, the UK brouhaha over age verification for online porn shows that deregulation is tougher than it looks.
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India struggles to escape the Trump tariff trap
Narendra Modi’s push for the country to become a low-cost goods exporter has made it vulnerable
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August 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
My Trade Secrets today. India's east Asian-style goods export model has taken a bit of a battering from Trump, and it's not entirely clear what will replace it.
Also, the UK brouhaha over age verification for online porn shows that deregulation is tougher than it looks.
www.ft.com/content/13dc...
Also, the UK brouhaha over age verification for online porn shows that deregulation is tougher than it looks.
www.ft.com/content/13dc...
Easy to miss, with Alaska and DC news, but the Trump admin has sided with autocratic petrostates to block a treaty on plastic pollution. One delegate described the US position as "more regressive than the Saudis."
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UN plastics treaty talks fail after US joins petrostates in blocking action
Delegates criticise role of Trump administration in siding with Saudi Arabia and other petrochemical producers
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August 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Easy to miss, with Alaska and DC news, but the Trump admin has sided with autocratic petrostates to block a treaty on plastic pollution. One delegate described the US position as "more regressive than the Saudis."
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A reminder from the hellscape described by Trump (my city-state of DC): compared to 50 states, highest percentage of BA degree holders (26.9%); highest (by far) of PhDs (10.4%).
August 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
A reminder from the hellscape described by Trump (my city-state of DC): compared to 50 states, highest percentage of BA degree holders (26.9%); highest (by far) of PhDs (10.4%).
I have left the @cfr.org Studies program to join the Global Order and Institutions Program @carnegieendowment.org. Look forward to working with Stewart Patrick and @carnegieendowment.org colleagues on the urgent agenda of sustaining multilateral cooperation and reforming global institutions.
August 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I have left the @cfr.org Studies program to join the Global Order and Institutions Program @carnegieendowment.org. Look forward to working with Stewart Patrick and @carnegieendowment.org colleagues on the urgent agenda of sustaining multilateral cooperation and reforming global institutions.
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Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban
June 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban
My entry in an earlier Iran debate,,about JCPOA. Despite opposition to the regime, Iranian views probably remain the same: widespread support for a national nuclear program (not a nuclear weapon). Argument against harsher sanctions then and military action to dislodge the regime now.
Iran, Sanctions, and the Illusion of a Better Bargain
Even the most vehement critics of the Obama administration’s agreement curbing Iran’s nuclear capabilities, among them Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and
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June 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM
My entry in an earlier Iran debate,,about JCPOA. Despite opposition to the regime, Iranian views probably remain the same: widespread support for a national nuclear program (not a nuclear weapon). Argument against harsher sanctions then and military action to dislodge the regime now.
Electoral meddling again: Trump cabinet member supporting an illiberal presidential candidate in an allied democracy. After the Trump administration has targeted major instruments (USAID, VOA) that undermine authoritarian regimes.
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Noem urges Poles to elect Trump ally as CPAC holds its first meeting in Poland
The Conservative Political Action Conference, a U.S. group that seeks to spread conservative ideas worldwide, is holding its first meeting in Poland, where the second round of a presidential election ...
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May 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Electoral meddling again: Trump cabinet member supporting an illiberal presidential candidate in an allied democracy. After the Trump administration has targeted major instruments (USAID, VOA) that undermine authoritarian regimes.
apnews.com/article/pola...
apnews.com/article/pola...
Much-touted UK "trade deal" is a "concept of a deal." Summary confirms what all trade experts know: the devil is in the details. For aspiring Range Rover and Mini owners, 10% tariff remains on cars exported under quota--better than North American imports (as US automakers notice).
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The unanswered questions over Donald Trump’s trade deal with Britain
Pact lacks clarity in many crucial areas, say trade experts and industry bodies
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May 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Much-touted UK "trade deal" is a "concept of a deal." Summary confirms what all trade experts know: the devil is in the details. For aspiring Range Rover and Mini owners, 10% tariff remains on cars exported under quota--better than North American imports (as US automakers notice).
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Clear "Trump effect" in Australia and Canada, boosting center-left. Trump remains unpopular in UK, yet Trump-style appeal of Reform/Farage leads to big gains in local elections. Less perceived threat from Trump in UK? Or protest vote in local elections, with no risk of Reform national government?
First Canada, Now Australia: The Trump Factor Boosts Another World Leader in an Election
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was returned to power in an election Saturday, the latest left-leaning leader to achieve a comeback victory thanks partly to President Trump.
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May 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Clear "Trump effect" in Australia and Canada, boosting center-left. Trump remains unpopular in UK, yet Trump-style appeal of Reform/Farage leads to big gains in local elections. Less perceived threat from Trump in UK? Or protest vote in local elections, with no risk of Reform national government?
So Waltz is not fired, just exiled to a cold, unfriendly, distant place, which will describe the UN for the next few years.
May 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
So Waltz is not fired, just exiled to a cold, unfriendly, distant place, which will describe the UN for the next few years.
Waltz firing recalls The Mirror and The Light: embarrassed the king (Anne of Cleves for Cromwell; Signal for Waltz), and then enemies in the court move in for the kill (literally for Cromwell; not so serious for Waltz). Does not end well for several of those Henry VIII courtiers; in Trump's case?
May 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Waltz firing recalls The Mirror and The Light: embarrassed the king (Anne of Cleves for Cromwell; Signal for Waltz), and then enemies in the court move in for the kill (literally for Cromwell; not so serious for Waltz). Does not end well for several of those Henry VIII courtiers; in Trump's case?
An iPhone is a very sophisticated device, but this dissection demonstrates why disentangling supply chains and moving manufacturing back to the US is such a pipe dream.
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Why Trump can’t build iPhones in the US
The administration wants the iPhone to be manufactured in America. The components that power it show why that is highly impractical
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May 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
An iPhone is a very sophisticated device, but this dissection demonstrates why disentangling supply chains and moving manufacturing back to the US is such a pipe dream.
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I defer to Canadian election experts, but these results indicate a lot of strategic voting on the left, especially prior NDP voters. As well as a sad reflection on the US 2024 election: what would have been the equivalent scare to convince stay-at-home Dems to turn out? We had Trump, after all.
Canada Election 2025 Live Results and Map: Carney and Liberals Win
Canadians are heading to the polls today to elect their members of Parliament. First polls close at 7 p.m. Eastern.
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April 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I defer to Canadian election experts, but these results indicate a lot of strategic voting on the left, especially prior NDP voters. As well as a sad reflection on the US 2024 election: what would have been the equivalent scare to convince stay-at-home Dems to turn out? We had Trump, after all.
Recently read All The King's Men by Robert Penn Warren. Based on Huey Long, one of the greatest US novels about politics. Story of populist Willie Stark and his journalist-fixer Jack Burden definitely resonates today. Streamed 1949 film of same; won 3 Oscars, even darker than the novel.
April 23, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Recently read All The King's Men by Robert Penn Warren. Based on Huey Long, one of the greatest US novels about politics. Story of populist Willie Stark and his journalist-fixer Jack Burden definitely resonates today. Streamed 1949 film of same; won 3 Oscars, even darker than the novel.
Looks like Australia is following Canada: a Trumpy right-wing leader is losing ground to Labour. The Trump brand does not seem to be playing well internationally (or increasingly in the US?).
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Rightwing challenger Peter Dutton’s ‘anti-woke’ drive loses ground with Australian voters
Opposition leader has taken a hit from comparisons with Donald Trump in run-up to election
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April 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Looks like Australia is following Canada: a Trumpy right-wing leader is losing ground to Labour. The Trump brand does not seem to be playing well internationally (or increasingly in the US?).
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If you are not alarmed by current events: Martin Wolf in the pages of the very mainstream FT:
"The debate over whether to take Trump literally or seriously is over. His administration is engaged in a comprehensive assault on the American republic and the global order it created."
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"The debate over whether to take Trump literally or seriously is over. His administration is engaged in a comprehensive assault on the American republic and the global order it created."
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Trump’s tariffs will damage the world
The trade deficits will remain roughly unchanged — the globe will just end up poorer
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April 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
If you are not alarmed by current events: Martin Wolf in the pages of the very mainstream FT:
"The debate over whether to take Trump literally or seriously is over. His administration is engaged in a comprehensive assault on the American republic and the global order it created."
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"The debate over whether to take Trump literally or seriously is over. His administration is engaged in a comprehensive assault on the American republic and the global order it created."
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The US ends lifesaving food aid for millions in 14 countries, including Syria, Afghanistan, & Yemen. The World Food Program calls it a ‘death sentence’
These life-saving programs, some of the last humanitarian aid to these countries, were being canceled “for the convenience of the US Government”
These life-saving programs, some of the last humanitarian aid to these countries, were being canceled “for the convenience of the US Government”
The US ends lifesaving food aid for millions. The World Food Program calls it a 'death sentence'
The Trump administration has ended funding to U.N. World Food Program emergency programs helping keep millions alive in Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and 11 other impoverished countries, many of them stru...
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April 8, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The US ends lifesaving food aid for millions in 14 countries, including Syria, Afghanistan, & Yemen. The World Food Program calls it a ‘death sentence’
These life-saving programs, some of the last humanitarian aid to these countries, were being canceled “for the convenience of the US Government”
These life-saving programs, some of the last humanitarian aid to these countries, were being canceled “for the convenience of the US Government”
Jennifer Hillman's arguments on the abuse of presidential power by Trump apply even more clearly to the latest barrage of tariffs. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Use of Emergency Powers to Impose Tariffs Is an Abuse of Power
President Trump’s tariff war waged in the name of a national emergency over fentanyl imports is an abuse of power.
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April 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Jennifer Hillman's arguments on the abuse of presidential power by Trump apply even more clearly to the latest barrage of tariffs. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/trum...