As Tuesday’s deadline nears, Canada, Mexico and business leaders aren’t sure what President Trump wants. “Everything is ...

World leaders from New Delhi to Brussels facing tariffs from President Donald Trump’s administration are watching Canada to ...

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Brinkmanship, a political scramble to keep the lights on in Washington and finger-pointing over who is to the blame – we’ve been here before, right?

Most businessmen are very skillful in this respect, although their behavior is popularly called negotiation, gamesmanship, or, perhaps most apt of all, brinkmanship. The art of being unreasonable ...

For decades, North Korea has mastered the art of brinkmanship, manufacturing diplomatic crises with weapons tests and threats before offering negotiations aimed at extracting concessions.

In summary, the US administration’s brinkmanship has yielded short-term gains in trade negotiations, oil prices, and bond ...

Trump’s use of this strategy in trade negotiations has been a subject of scrutiny. For example, his shifting stance on tariffs—one day imposing a 25% tariff on European cars, the next delaying tariffs ...

North American leaders braced for another round of trade brinkmanship as President Trump’s deadline to impose 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico approaches on Tuesday. The chances for a ...