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.
Venezuela is quickly heading in the direction of a failed state and the Organization of American States is looking expel it. Kristyn Byrne discusses the internal economic and political crises taking place in Venezuela today and what they may mean for the future of Venezuela’s membership in the OAS.
Bitcoin and other so-called Crypto-currency have been a hot topic in the world of currency for many years but have stayed in a legal grey zone. Carter Vance examines how a decision by Australian authorities can be forging a new path to legitimize the currency.
As Europe faces an ever mounting list of problems, nationalist parties looking to leave the EU have sprung up in every major country. Marko Gombac explains how these well supported parties are fracturing the Union
On June 2nd OPEC members gathered to discuss low oil prices. Kristyn Byrne discusses the tensions between OPEC members and what this means for future oil prices.
What can be done about the Debt Crisis in Greece? Carter Vance explores the vicious cycle of reforms and asks what it will take to really start helping Greece and countries like it
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