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| Worry in border towns 1 year into B.C. residents avoiding trips to Washington state | Laurie Trautman, director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University in Bellingham, said she initially thought the sharp drop in B.C.-Wash. border crossings last year was a blip. "In some ways it starts to feel like a new normal, which is sort of a sad thing… |
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| Despite international tension, B.C and Washington state sign friendship accord | Laurie Trautman, the director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University in Bellingham, said environmental challenges around tanker traffic in the Salish Sea and the floodwater from the Nooksack River crossing the border into B.C.’s Sumas Prairie have been long-… |
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| Dr. Laurie Trautman: Border Crossings Update | KGMI’s Jason Upton speaks with Dr. Laurie Trautman, director of Western Washington University’s Border Policy Research Institute, about the latest trends in border crossings from B.C. to Whatcom County, where cross-border relations stand at the end of 2025, how it’s impacting local businesses,… |
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| Fear is fueling drop in Canadian visits, border researcher tells Bellingham council | Laurie Trautman, director of the Border Policy Research Institute at WWU, told the Bellingham City Council that there's been a fundamental change in the attitudes of Canadians toward Americans. "Lately I've been hearing more and more Canadians talk about their reticence… |
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| Best books of 2025: from our own stable | "When the World Closed Its Doors: The Covid-19 Tragedy and the Future of Borders," by Edward Alden and Laurie Trautman featured in a list of top books of 2025 by Financial Times journalists and editors.
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| Why Canada is winning the travel trade war with the U.S. | “We're getting decimated, our border communities in particular, by the lack of Canadian tourism,” said Laurie Trautman, director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Wash. She notes that the spending decline comes just a… |
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| WWU faculty work in Canadian-American studies will be showcased at Seattle conference this month | |||
| BPRI’s Laurie Trautman invited to speak at diplomacy festival in Rome | |||
| Cascadia’s cultural diplomacy could be key legacy of FIFA 2026 | The British royal’s words are a far cry from the cross-border rhetoric projected by the White House earlier this year, or the campaign slogans that came to define the recent Canadian federal election. They point to a relationship between Canada and the U.S. that continues to be steeped in mutual… |
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| MAGA: protecting the homeland from Canadian bookworms | On the other, western, side of the continent, the Peace Arch Park, which straddles Washington State and British Columbia, was once a similar symbol of close relations. Since 2024 Canadians must check in with America’s border patrol to access the Washington side of the park. … |