The Security, Trade and the Economy program aims to provide Canadians with relevant and accessible analysis on current international economic policies with a focus on Canadian interests and trade security. Additionally, the program examines our country’s commitment to NATO’s mandate of encouraging economic collaboration and eliminating economic conflict.
The interim government of Brazil, led by former Vice-president Michel Temer, is sparking unrest by proposing unpopular reforms. Carter Vance explains why the government is overstepping its mandate and how the unrest could affect the world 7th largest economy.
In Part II of the series, Eimi Harris identifies solutions that can be taken at national and international levels to maximize the full economic benefits of digital trade.
As the race for the US presidential election narrows down, all the major candidates have attacked the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement. Anthony Galea explores the future of the world’s largest free trade agreement in the US.
In part I, Eimi Harris analyzes the regulatory environment surrounding digital trade and discusses the lack of international coordination, national barriers, and regional fragmentation as limits to economic success.
France is in a state of emergency, but not due to terror threats. Marko Gombac discusses what labor Reforms and Riots in the Third largest EU economy mean for the stability of the Union
The recent Panama Papers reveal much about the level of tax evasion by corporate entities. Carter Vance looks at the need for International Coordination to protect the tax base.
Anthony Galea examines China’s dominance of the wind-power industry and prospects for the United States.
New austerity measures accepted by the Greek Government may not be enough to fix the state of the European Union. Marko Gombac examines how the situation in Greece may be a financial quagmire and how it has fragmented the EU
Aishwarya Sahai discusses how water scarcity affects economic productivity and international security.
Marko Gombac discusses the effect of the increasing isolation of Azerbaijan in the Eurasian economic region highlighted by Monday’s ceasefire violations.