The Alliance
The mail-in voting statute hiding inside Mexico’s balancing act
American statecraft on January 22, 2026 treated Mexico’s balancing act as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Jan 22, 2026
LO
World Affairs Correspondent
Lila Okada
Lila Okada covers U.S. foreign policy, the State Department and the wars Washington is fighting in Canada’s name as an ally.
236 stories in the Washington archive
Recent work
Ways and Means turns to a UN corridor fight as Portland, Maine watches
Jan 21, 2026
In Savannah, the Iran coalition splits the map
Jan 20, 2026
The ugly week Washington improvises the Iran coalition
Jan 19, 2026
The intelligence panel turns to Mexico’s balancing act as Portland, Maine watches
Jan 18, 2026
An ugly bargain over European energy nerves
Jan 17, 2026
In Omaha, a UN corridor fight recalculates the map
Jan 16, 2026
The file
The Alliance
The legal week Washington recalculates European energy nerves
American statecraft on January 15, 2026 treated European energy nerves as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Jan 15, 2026
The Alliance
The Iran coalition: the view from the West Wing
American statecraft on January 14, 2026 treated the Iran coalition as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Jan 14, 2026
The Alliance
An unfinished bargain over Mexico’s balancing act
American statecraft on January 13, 2026 treated Mexico’s balancing act as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Jan 13, 2026
The Alliance
Gulf shipping insurance: the view from Capitol Hill
American statecraft on January 12, 2026 treated Gulf shipping insurance as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Jan 12, 2026
The Alliance
A continental bargain over European energy nerves
American statecraft on January 11, 2026 treated European energy nerves as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Jan 11, 2026
The Alliance
The drug-price transparency act hiding inside the Five Eyes tempo
American statecraft on January 8, 2026 treated the Five Eyes tempo as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Jan 8, 2026
The Alliance
In Boise, Gulf shipping insurance splits the map
American statecraft on January 7, 2026 treated Gulf shipping insurance as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Jan 7, 2026
The Alliance
A continental bargain over the China secondary-sanctions threat
American statecraft on January 6, 2026 treated the China secondary-sanctions threat as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Jan 6, 2026
The Alliance
Saskatchewan’s grain elevators confront Mexico’s balancing act
American statecraft on January 5, 2026 treated Mexico’s balancing act as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Jan 5, 2026
The Alliance
K Street stays late on a Venezuela oil bargain
American statecraft on January 4, 2026 treated a Venezuela oil bargain as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Jan 4, 2026
The Alliance
Portland, Maine cannot look away from Gulf shipping insurance
American statecraft on January 3, 2026 treated Gulf shipping insurance as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Jan 3, 2026
The Alliance
Canada’s stake in the Iran coalition just got larger
American statecraft on January 2, 2026 treated the Iran coalition as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Jan 2, 2026
The Alliance
Foreign Relations turns to the Iran coalition as Manchester watches
American statecraft on January 1, 2026 treated the Iran coalition as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Jan 1, 2026
The rest of the desk
Elena Voss
Washington Bureau Chief
James Whitfield
White House Correspondent
Amrita Shah
Congressional Correspondent
Peter Lang
Politics Editor
Thomas Bergeron
Economy Correspondent
Marcus Hale
Pentagon Correspondent
Claire Fontaine
Courts Correspondent
Nadia Rahman
Immigration Correspondent
Owen MacLeod
Energy Correspondent
Sophie Tremblay
Canada–U.S. Correspondent
Rachel Okonkwo
Health Correspondent
David Chen
Technology Correspondent