Ukraine and the United States signed a landmark minerals agreement allowing Ukraine to use future revenues from critical mineral extraction to fund defence procurement. While the agreement boosts Ukraine's agency in leveraging its natural resources, it raises concerns over US-dominant fund governance, lack of security guarantees and unclear terms.
Instead of accepting blind spots in critical information, Canada should invest in safekeeping essential data and building the next generation of trusted public intelligence.
Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography — our greatest untapped advantage.
For decades, Canada operated under the belief it shared a monogamous economic and strategic relationship with the United States. Under a new reality that lays bare the one-way nature of this partnership, the new Canadian prime minister must reckon with the opportunity to build a new future for Canada.
Trump’s reciprocal tariffs may force WTO members to confront a “reform or die” dilemma they have been dodging for too long.