USA & Canada Intelligence Brief July 20 — Canadian wildfires force 17,000 evacuations as US doubles steel tariffs to 50%. A flamethrower attack

President Trump threatened more tariffs on Canada for wildfires that have blanketed large parts of the Midwest and East Coast in smoke in recent days.

USA & Canada Intelligence Brief July 18 — A suspected terror attack in Colorado and a 50% US tariff on metals deepen a mood of exhaustion and defiance.