Canada, Mexico Invited to Join Pacific Trade Zone
Joining the Trans Pacific Partnership will prove highly advantageous if Canada it is to diversify its exports.
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“N” for North: NATO’s Cold Future
The Arctic represents the emergence of a new geopolitical arena for the Western alliance.
Canada Prioritizes Energy Over Climate Treaty
Canada’s conservative government withdraws from the Kyoto climate change treaty to aid its oil sands industry.
America Needs an Arctic Strategy
The polar region promises shorter trade routes and natural riches. The United States cannot afford to miss out.
Getting Back to AAA Will Be Tough
The United States might be able to learn from the experiences of Canada and Finland but there are notable differences.
Arctic Council Signals Rulemaking Maturation
The nations of the Arctic are cautiously starting to cooperate but remain competitors for the region’s vast hydrocarbon reserves.
Canada’s Harper Wins First Parliamentary Majority
Canada’s conservative premier wins a parliamentary majority for his party.
If Only American Media Were More Like Canada’s
The Huffington Post rejoices. “Fox News will not be moving into Canada” because the country won’t allow lying on television.
Rise, Arctic, Rise!
Russian Prime Minister Putin promises that the Arctic will remain “battle free” while Laurence Smith dreams of a “New North.”
G20 Set to Cut Deficits Despite Obama
World leaders ignore Barack Obama’s call for stimulus and commit to cutting their deficits instead.
Obama Urges Europe to Spend More
The American president calls for more deficit spending. European countries are skeptical.
Arctic Tensions Rising
Tensions between Russia and its Arctic neighbor states flared up against last week when President Dmitri Medvedev told his Security Council on Wednesday that the country must be prepared to defend its claim on the region’s natural resources. With global warming rapidly changing the Arctic landscape, the region might well emerge as a future battleground […]
Future Arctic Battleground
Global warming is rapidly changing the Arctic landscape. In the summer of 2008, for the first time in recorded history, the polar icecap retreated far enough to allow shipping north of Eurasia and North America; by 2013, these sea routes are expected to be completely ice free during the summer. The region promises more than […]