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Feb 2025
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Will Canada and the EU join forces?

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Justin Trudeau visits Brussels as Donald Trump imposes tariffs on allies; Sudan’s civil war enters a new phase; and Denmark reports a historic low of asylum seekers. Plus: Saïd Business School’s Soumitra Dutta at Dubai’s World Governments Summit.

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