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Canada at Davos 2026 analysis brief.
🧵1/12: Canada’s Bold Pivot at Davos 2026: From Rules-Based Reliance to Economic Resilience in a Fractured World As the World Economic Forum unfolds amid escalating great-power tensions, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s address marked a watershed for Canada. No longer banking on a predictable global order, Ottawa is charting a pragmatic path to safeguard prosperity. Let’s…
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Canada-China Economic Development Brief
The agreement. Amid unstable and over politicised global trade Canada and China have announced a preliminary agreement that is primarily aimed at resolving longstanding economic disputes with the goal of fostering new opportunities. The deal fosuses heavily on the electric vehicle industry and agriculture products such as Canada’s canola. Canada is set to benefit substantially…
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US Quest For Rare Earth Minerals
The U.S. recently headed a meeting with its close allies to develop an initiative that would seek to reduce global reliance on rare earth minerals from China. However, analysts have warned that the success of such an initiative is dependent on the countries’ long-term investment and commitment. It will also be a test of the…
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Can Canada Depend on Deepening Relations with China?
Canada and China have recently hit the reset button on relations and trade amid escalating U.S. tariffs under the presidency of Donald Trump. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney recently became the first Canadian leader in nearly eight years to conduct an official state visit to China. During that visit, the prime minister was able to…
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New Turkic Trade Corridor Led by Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev is pushing for the creation of a Turkic trade corridor that would connect Central Asia’s resource-rich regions to Western markets. According to the Azerbaijani leader, Turkic-based states should work in 2026 to increase coordination and cooperation alongside trade. He further stated that there should also be a focus on developing a…
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Canada Seeks Alternative For Trade
Donald Trump’s protectionist policies in regard to global trade relations have brought disruption to the United States’ traditional trade partners. Most notably, Canada, for which the United States has long been the most important trade partner due to geographic proximity and shared cultural heritage, has been affected. However, due to ongoing trade disputes between the…
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US to Issue Tariffs Over Greenland
The U.S. President, Donald Trump, has continued his program of acquiring Greenland, and he intends to impose tariffs on trading partners that oppose this action. In recent weeks, Trump has stated that he would impose tariffs on countries if they do not back his intention to acquire Greenland. The U.S. president has stressed that the…
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Potential Snap General Election in Japan
Japan’s new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, is set to call a snap general election. According to experts and political insiders, Takaichi is seeking to convert her high public approval rating into a parliamentary majority for her ruling Liberal Democratic Party. According to colleagues and political analysts, she intends to dissolve parliament shortly after it convenes…
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Russian Agriculture Sector Thrives
For the last four years, Russia has been engaged in conflict with Ukraine and has faced international sanctions; however, its agricultural sector has seen rapid growth. Russia’s agricultural sector has become a major source of revenue as traditional oil revenues have fallen. The output of Russia’s agricultural sector has set new export records and has…