King Charles III and Queen Camilla rolled out the red carpet for President Donald Trump, who is in Britain for his second state visit. The king heralded the two nations鈥 鈥渟pecial relationship.鈥 The pomp came complete with gilded carriages.
Across the Atlantic, meanwhile, Mexico鈥檚 President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo is preparing to host Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in a state visit of her own.聽
The pageantry on both sides of the Atlantic points to different responses to a global order in flux. Some seek to shore up traditional alliances with the United States. But as Washington moves in new directions, other countries 鈥 like Canada and Mexico 鈥 are finding new opportunities to work together.