Picking fights with Trump could leave Canada in the dark
A political dispute could put both the power supply and billions in provincial revenue at risk
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The Grenada invasion could have broken the Reagan-Thatcher relationship. It didn’t
Reagan sidelined Thatcher by invading Grenada without consulting her but the relationship survived anyway
Western intellectuals’ revolutionary fervour has a high body count
From Nazi Germany to revolutionary Iran, history shows how often admiration for “liberation” ends in repression and violence
Venezuela’s crisis is a warning Canada can’t ignore
What looks like a far-off political mess is exposing how vulnerable Canada really is, especially on energy
Canada put all its oil eggs in one basket and lost its leverage
For years, Canada relied on the U.S. to take its oil. Now that bet is coming back to haunt us
The Greenland invasion scare is a media fabrication
Trump’s rhetoric about invading Greenland is political theatre, not a serious military threat
Trump is in a hurry for Venezuelan oil; oil majors are not
Trump is moving quickly to monetize Venezuelan oil, but major companies remain cautious about committing capital
International law only works if we’re willing to defend it
The U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro shows how quickly power can override international law
Trump is signalling Iran’s time may be up
With Trump threatening tariffs and military action, Iran’s regime is feeling the heat
Venezuela matters again, but not for the reasons most people think
Follow the oil and the dollar, and the logic behind U.S. actions toward Venezuela becomes clear
Donald Trump did not break democratic institutions
He simply revealed how much their ability to restrain political power has eroded
Could Canada lose its biggest oil customer?
If Venezuela restores production, U.S. refiners would have new options that could erode Canada’s long-standing position in the heavy-crude market
Are Cheney and Bobby Kennedy relics of another time?
Cheney and Kennedy shaped U.S. politics in starkly different ways. Their legacies reveal how much American power and party identity have changed
