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Energy

G7 finance ministers held an emergency meeting on March 9 to discuss the impact of the Iran war on global energy markets and possible stabilisation measures, including a release of strategic oil reserves, Reuters reported the same day.

Global: G7 Considers Coordinated Strategic Oil Reserve Release as Iran War Drives Crude Above $100

Military & Security

Politics

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney, announced that bilateral ties between their countries had been upgraded to a comprehensive strategic partnership during Carney's visit to Tokyo, alongside plans for an economic security dialogue focused on critical minerals, supply chains and advanced technologies, the CBC reported March 6.

Japan, Canada: Tokyo, Ottawa Elevate Ties to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

Australia

China

Environment, Science & Technology

Science & Technology

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney signed new agreements on critical minerals cooperation and broader collaboration in defense, trade and artificial intelligence during the latter's visit to Canberra, The New York Times reported on March 5.

Australia, Canada: Middle Powers Align on Critical Minerals and Broader Strategic Cooperation

India

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, India, where the two discussed trade and energy cooperation, Reuters reported on March 2. 

India, Canada: Trade Volumes, Energy Cooperation To Rise

According to Canadian official Victor Fedeli, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit New Delhi from March 1-2 to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Reuters reported on Feb. 17. 

India, Canada: Carney To Visit India in Early March

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a new national defense industrial strategy designed to increase spending on equipment produced by domestic companies and broadly pivot away from the United States, in favor of trusted suppliers in Europe and Asia, for kit that Canadian companies cannot produce effectively, CBC News reported on Feb. 17.

Canada: Carney Unveils New Defense Industrial Strategy

In a Feb. 9 post on Truth Social, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would "not allow" the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, "until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve."

U.S., Canada: Trump Threatens To Block Opening of Michigan-Ontario Bridge

In a Truth Social post on the evening of Jan. 29, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that his administration is decertifying Bombardier Global Express planes and all other aircraft made in Canada, and would impose a 50% tariff on any Canadian aircraft sold in the United States if the Canadian government did not quickly certify planes made by U.S. competitor Gulfstream.

U.S., Canada: Trump Threatens To Decertify Canadian Planes and Impose New Tariffs

Assessments

The Tehran skyline on Dec. 30, 2025. On March 2, U.S. and Iranian negotiators will meet in Vienna, Austria, to begin technical talks on a nuclear deal.

U.S.-Iran Relations

A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended RANE articles from the week that was.

The Weekly Rundown: The Conflict in the Middle East, Merz meets Trump 

Snapshots

Mexico

South Korea

Vietnam

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House on Feb. 20, 2026, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Trump's use of emergency powers to implement international trade tariffs.

Global Trade

The Trump administration will use other trade authorities to replace many of the IEEPA tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court, meaning U.S. trading partners will remain incentivized to engage on trade matters.

What the Supreme Court Tariff Ruling Means for Trump and U.S. Trading Partners

Benin

Uganda

Venezuela

Greenland

Denmark

The Greenlandic flag on Jan. 8, 2026, on the roof of Tivoli Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark. Ukraine security talks and a Gaza peace plan will be in the spotlight at Davos.

The Weekly Rundown: Elections in Uganda and Benin, Canada's Carney Goes to China

A 3D rendering of the Canadian, U.S. and Mexican flags.

The White House is expected to utilize threats of scrapping the trilateral pact in favor of bilateral agreements as a high-stakes negotiating tactic, creating a period of intense business uncertainty and market volatility.

The Outlook for USMCA Renegotiation in 2026

Burkina Faso

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Madagascar

Mali

Niger

Nigeria

Rwanda

Paraguay

Egypt

Lebanon

Morocco

Palestinian Territories

Qatar

Syria

Turkey

Yemen

Cambodia

Timor-Leste

Indonesia

Mongolia

Myanmar

Philippines

Thailand

Bulgaria

Ukraine

Russia

Afghanistan

Nepal

Pakistan

Flight routes.

Cyber

As 2026 approaches, we look back at the previous year and consider the top five patterns and trends as measured by geopolitical impact.

2025: A Geopolitical Review

The clock tower outside of Canada's parliament building is seen in Ottawa, Ontario.

Canada's push to revive its economy and diversify its trade and security ties beyond the U.S. will likely see slow progress and could prompt U.S. retaliation, while the associated deficit spending will risk long-term fiscal strain.

The High Stakes of Canada's Attempt To Pivot Away From the U.S.

A digital illustration of the Indian and Canadian flags.

India and Canada's efforts to improve relations could see them resume trade talks after a two-year hiatus. But lingering mistrust, particularly over Sikh separatist activity in Canada, may hinder deeper progress.

India and Canada's Diplomatic Reset: Opportunities and Challenges

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Uruguay

United Arab Emirates

Singapore

The Geopolitics of Trade

Mercosur is increasingly opening its markets in pursuit of free trade agreements with partners around the world, particularly as U.S. protectionism shifts global trade dynamics.

The Geopolitics of Trade: What Changing Trade Dynamics Mean for Mercosur

Taiwan

A Cambodian soldier stands on a truck with a rocket launcher in Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province, which borders Thailand, on July 25, 2025. 

U.S.-China Relations

The Weekly Rundown: U.S. Tariff Deadline Passes, Thai-Cambodian Border Tensions Persist

A worker positions a robotic underwater vehicle that can be remotely operated to harvest mineral deposits in the deep ocean, after conducting tests in a lake in Collingwood, Ontario, on May 1, 2025.

Recent U.S. actions will likely accelerate commercial seabed mining operations in certain resource-rich waters around the world, despite international regulatory hurdles and ongoing environmental concerns.

Deep-Sea Mining: Opportunities, Risks and the Path to Commercial Extraction

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles and British Defense Secretary John Healey sit together for the AUKUS Defense Ministers Meeting at Old Royal Naval College on Sept. 26, 2024, in London, England.

Despite growing U.S. skepticism, strong imperatives to counter China's maritime presence will likely lead Washington to see a revised version of the AUKUS defense pact through.

U.S. Review of AUKUS Pillar I Puts Pact on Shaky Ground

Sub-Saharan Africa

Rescue teams work at damaged buildings in Nobonyad Square following Israeli airstrikes on June 13, 2025, in Tehran, Iran. 

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

The Weekly Rundown: G7 Leaders' Summit, More Israeli Attacks on Iran

Located on the North American continent, Canada is the world’s second-largest country. Most of Canada is uninhabited wilderness, and Arctic temperatures make the northern territories inhospitable to large population centers.     Canada became independent from the United Kingdom in 1867. The country is made up of 10 provinces and three territories. A majority of Canada’s 35 million people reside within 100 kilometers of the U.S. border, where the climate and topography support meaningful populations. However this population is spread across a distance of roughly 7,000 kilometers, from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. Canada's primary geographic challenge is maintaining unity across its diverse population cores, which include Toronto and Montreal in the Great Lakes watershed; the prairie provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta; and Vancouver on the Pacific coast.     The economies of these population cores are geared toward external trade as they try to meet demand for their services, manufactured goods and natural resources like oil. Heavy crude oil found largely in the province of Alberta is exported to U.S. and international markets, making Canada the world’s sixth-largest oil producer. Distance and climate are perennial challenges for Canada. The Trans-Canada Railway was Ottawa’s first effort, completed in 1886, to link Montreal, Toronto, the prairies and Vancouver. Redistribution payments, collected from resource-rich provinces and disbursed to resource-poor provinces and territories, is a contemporary policy aimed to unify and equalize provincial and territorial finances.     Because of its location, Canada is well within the U.S. sphere of influence and the country's freedom to act is constrained by U.S. interests.

North America Unrivaled

A Crude Recovery

SITUATION REPORTS

Global: G7 Considers Coordinated Strategic Oil Reserve Release as Iran War Drives Crude Above $100

Japan, Canada: Tokyo, Ottawa Elevate Ties to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

Australia, Canada: Middle Powers Align on Critical Minerals and Broader Strategic Cooperation

India, Canada: Trade Volumes, Energy Cooperation To Rise

India, Canada: Carney To Visit India in Early March

Canada: Carney Unveils New Defense Industrial Strategy

U.S., Canada: Trump Threatens To Block Opening of Michigan-Ontario Bridge

U.S., Canada: Trump Threatens To Decertify Canadian Planes and Impose New Tariffs

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