Christopher Neal

Author & journalist, Latin Americanist, ex-World Bank communications manager

[Christopher Neal @neal208]

The "Donroe Doctrine" launched in Venezuela mirrors 20th-century US interventions in Latin America covered by Carleton Beals, subject of The Rebel Scribe, among Foreign Affairs' 2023 Best of Books. The policy was ended because...failure. Check it out here
https://t.co/KFqnhWB6sW

[Christopher Neal @neal208]

Check out "Le Canada et l'Europe: quels sont les enjeux du nouveau partenariat?" https://t.co/qCWVJWsTY5 @eventbritehelp

[Christopher Neal @neal208]

Unpacking the Carney Davos Speech and its Aftermath: What it Means for Canada and the World https://t.co/1AEhkceQ3M

[Christopher Neal @neal208]

@jfrobergeQc Aveugle, arrogant, déconnecté et bientôt battu.

[Christopher Neal @neal208]

All this disruption & massive losses prompted by Trumpian nonsense. Good grief!

[Bloomberg Opinion @opinion]

Trump’s tariff equation is nonsense, says @johnauthers. Here’s why 🎥

[James Surowiecki @JamesSurowiecki]

Just figured out where these fake tariff rates come from. They didn't actually calculate tariff rates + non-tariff barriers, as they say they did. Instead, for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us.

So we have a $17.9 billion trade deficit with Indonesia. Its exports to us are $28 billion. $17.9/$28 = 64%, which Trump claims is the tariff rate Indonesia charges us. What extraordinary nonsense this is.

[Christopher Neal @neal208]

Canada has a free trade agreement with this "world's biggest single market."

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Ursula von der Leyen defies Trump: Many Europeans feel disheartened by the new U.S. tariffs. Europe didn’t start this. But we have what we need — the biggest single market, the leverage to negotiate, the means to strike back. We’ll defend our interests. 1/

[Samantha Rose Hill @Samantharhill]

"Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty."

— Hannah Arendt

[Liberal Party @liberal_party]

Good neighbours. Always. 🇨🇦🇺🇲

[Christopher Neal @neal208]

@jerlevi This is inaccurate. There will be back-to-back French & English debates with all candidates on CBC-TV April 16 & 17. Mayor Levi, if you didn't know this, now you do, so you should delete the tweet as it is misleading.

[Christopher Neal @neal208]

@ABDanielleSmith @MarkJCarney Other premiers and Canadians will have problems with some of these. And wildfires are more due to climate change than Parks Canada. What's your climate action plan?

[Christopher Neal @neal208]

If you're in Montreal, join us Tuessday, March 25 at 10 am for an Open House at the McGill Community for Lifelong Learning, 680 Sherbrooke Street West, Second Floor.
https://t.co/L4ERWDhPfy

[APF Canada @AsiaPacificFdn]

As part of the APF Canada Indo-Pacific Visiting Scholar Program, @MohanCRaja, renowned expert on Indian foreign and economic policies, will join us for a panel discussion on March 25 (3 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET) at @mcgillu

The discussion will be moderated by @tvpaul1, APF Canada Distinguished Fellow, alongside panellists @VinaNadjibulla, APF Canada VP Research & Strategy, and @neal208, Secretary of the Canadian International Council Montreal Branch.

🗣️ Register here (free): https://t.co/ZmFQBdYFQH

@CEPSI_UdeM @MaxBellSchool

[Christopher Neal @neal208]

@PascalBerube Bien étroite et naive, votre attaque contre Ford qui sait comment il faut se défendre contre un intimidateur comme Trump. Le Québec péquiste serait encore plus peureuse qu'il l'est sous la CAQ, parait-il.

[Christopher Neal @neal208]

Well said, Premier Doug Ford!

[Doug Ford @fordnation]

President Trump launched an unprovoked trade and tariff war with America’s closest friend and ally. Until the threat of tariffs is gone for good, we won’t back down.

[Christopher Neal @neal208]

@Gerashchenko_en Lyin' Donald, who started this trade war, is blaming Ontario for retaliating against his insane and unprovoked attack on Canada which, by the way, is making markets tank. Trump is a liar and a fool.

[Christopher Neal @neal208]

@mark_slapinski These are all Trumpers. You can't be that and Canadian at the same time, not any more.

[Real Time with Bill Maher @RealTimers]

Zelensky should've done his homework. Watch @FareedZakaria explain how to handle Donald Trump on tonight's Real Time:

[John Ivison @IvisonJ]

You invite someone into you country to humiliate them. But there is only one person (or two if you count Vance) who is embarrassed by this exchange. Who would want to be American at this moment in their proud history?

[Michael Reid @michaelreid52]

So here are the US's new allies: Russia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Belarus, Israel...not even Cuba. This is the great betrayal of democracy, human rights and international law.