In this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Frederick Deknatel and Laura Weiss talk about Donald Trump’s decision to postpone a new round of tariffs on China, the challenges facing Guatemala’s new president, and Matteo Salvini’s faltering attempt to provoke new elections in Italy. 

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Can Guatemala’s Next President Stem the Flow of Migration Out of the Country?

Trump Is Risking a Recession—and His Reelection—With His Endless Trade War

Italy’s Populist Government Is a Marriage of Convenience. How Long Can It Last?

How a Crackdown in Hong Kong Would Reverberate, From Shanghai to Taiwan

In Northern Ireland, There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Good Brexit’

Fear of Fernandez’s Return Should Be Helping Argentina’s Macri. It’s Not

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