Daniel Toupin

The Convergent Operation: A Fabricated Grievance, the Belief It Was Built to Spend, and What Remains of the Alliance, 2017-2026

For the better part of a decade the United States has accused its closest allies of a debt they do not owe. This is not an exaggeration, and it is not a matter on which economists disagree. The 2024 balance with Canada was $35.7 billion. It was described in public, for more than...

The Convergent Operation: A Fabricated Grievance, the Belief It Was Built to Spend, and What Remains of the Alliance, 2017-2026

For the better part of a decade the United States has accused its closest allies of a debt they do not owe. This is not an exaggeration, and it is not a matter on which economists disagree. The 2024 balance with Canada was $35.7 billion. It was described in public, for more than...