Alberta’s Energy Future
A decade ago, Alberta’s oil sands were the home of the most expensive to produce crude oil on the planet. Not only that, but Canada’s mix of intra-provincial competition and weak [...]
The Cutting Room Files, Part 3: The Future of Canada
by Peter Zeihan and Michael N. Nayebi-Oskoui This piece is part of the Cutting Room Files, portions of the upcoming Disunited Nations text that were cut for length. Disunited [...]
Alberta’s Tryst With Destiny
By Peter Zeihan and Michael N. Nayebi-Oskoui Local politics, even at the national level, are rarely a focus for students of geopolitics. Personalities play too big a role in the mishmash while [...]
Trade Talk, Part I of II: Oh Canada, What the Hell is Going On?
In the late hours of September 30 a small bevy of leaks indicated Canada and the United States agreed to terms that will allow Canada to remain in the newest iteration of both countries’ premier [...]
I Think They Get It Now, Part Seven/Sept: Canada
Jump to other parts of this series: Intro, France, Germany, UK, Italy, and Japan. Writing about Canada is a guilty pleasure for me. I find endless intellectual [...]
A Missed Opportunity in Alberta
During post-presentation Q&A at an event last week, an acquaintance decided to have a bit of fun at my expense by slipping a question on Albertan separatism into the deck. Considering that [...]
