The Aporia · Michael Crowley

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2026-09-17 – 2026-09-17

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28

28 extracted in total

Hedged claims

14%

corpus average 9%

Typical length

5,566

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Writes for The Sydney Morning Herald.

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CanadaGreenlandVenezuelathe European Unionthe United States

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2026-09-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Politics

Trump wanted Canada as the 51st state. He ended up pushing it towards the EU

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2026-09-17 · Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News

Trump wanted Canada as the 51st state. He ended up pushing it towards the EU

🔮 And even if the gesture by the EU ends up being more symbolic than substantive, it shows how Trump is upending global relationships in ways that will be difficult to undo. “We should see this action from Canada and the EU as a direct consequence of Trump’s actions and rhetoric,” said James Batchik, a deputy director at the Atlantic Council’s Europe Centre. assertive

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