Analyses and visual essays exploring the forces that shape our world — from resource geopolitics to digital governance and the strategic place of Canada within a shifting global order.
Examines how resource structures shape Canada's development and position within evolving global systems. Tags: civilization, Canada, resources, energy transition, supply chains, geopolitics, critical minerals.
Analyzes how shifting power structures redefine Canada's position within a fragmented global order. Tags: Canada, multipolar, foreign policy, alliances, US-Canada, trade, sovereignty.
Examines how material supply chains are reshaping industrial systems and geopolitical positioning. Tags: critical minerals, mining, Canada, supply chains, energy, battery metals, lithium, cobalt, nickel.
Explores how digital systems and governance models are restructuring technological and geopolitical power. Tags: AI, governance, digital policy, regulation, algorithms, global standards, technology policy.
Examines how climate-driven disturbances, industrial structure, and geopolitical integration are reshaping Canada's forest system and its role within global resource and trade networks. Tags: forestry, Canada, climate change, wildfire, carbon, trade, industrial policy, environment.
How unprecedented wildfires have reversed the role of Canada's boreal forests in the global carbon cycle — from net sink to 1,138 Mt CO₂e net source in 2023. Tags: carbon markets, forestry, Canada, climate policy, net zero, offsets, environment.
Canada's vast mineral endowment — lithium, cobalt, nickel, uranium, rare earths — has moved from a background economic asset to a front-line geopolitical variable. Tags: critical minerals, Canada, lithium, cobalt, uranium, rare earths, supply chains, US-Canada, Indigenous partnerships.