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The growing strategic importance of the Arctic
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The growing strategic importance of the Arctic

From the sidelines 2026, US-Canada Summit, hosted by Eurasia Group and RBC in Toronto, Tony Maciulis sits down with Thomas Dans, chairman of the US Arctic Research Commission, to discuss why the Arctic is increasingly central to national security, energy development, critical minerals, and geopolitical competition

What does Trump’s critical minerals play in Ukraine have to do with Canada?
US & Canada

What does Trump’s critical minerals play in Ukraine have to do with Canada?

After softening its demands, the US has secured a critical minerals development deal with Ukraine, whose president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is planning to visit Washington on Friday. As Trump threatens Canada with tariffs, there’s growing concern that the president’s ultimate aim – aside from possibly annexing the country – is gaining control of Canadian critical minerals and rare earths.

​Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a press conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 26, 2025.
Analysis

GZERO Explains: The curious case of Trump’s rare earths deal in Ukraine

Ukraine agreed on Wednesday to cede control over a substantial share of future mineral riches to the United States, part of a sweeping deal US President Donald Trump has suggested as a condition for continuing to support Kyiv. Trump has repeatedly claimed that the deal – which his administration says is worth $500 billion – is about “rare earths.”

​U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a virtual roundtable on securing critical minerals at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 22, 2022.
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US and Canada strike up first critical minerals partnership

Speaking of China, the US and Canada are taking their efforts to compete with Beijing underground – literally.

Artistic rendering of Canada with periodic table of critical minerals
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Why Biden and Trudeau struggle to deliver critical minerals

When Canadian Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson unveiled Canada’s critical minerals strategy last year, he emphasized the crucial link between building mines and reducing carbon emissions.

Greenpeace activists hold a protest demanding an end to deep-sea mining in Prague, Czech Republic.
News

Jamaica hosts deep-sea mining talks

Environmental groups hate mining the seafloor, which holds precious metals to power green tech.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at Hiroshima Airport in Japan.
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Ahead of G-7, Canada seeks cooperation in Asia

As in South Korea, Canada’s top business priority is likely to be seeking markets for critical minerals.

A Canadian soldier holds a flag as they wait for the arrival of PM Justin Trudeau along with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Adazi, Latvia.
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What We’re Watching: NATO (still) wants Canada to pay up, critical mineral gold rush, a tale of two banks

Canada's NATO budget woes, US-Canada betting on critical minerals, recession jitters

Justin Trudeau welcomes the American president during President Joe Biden's visit to Canada, March 24, 2023, Ottawa, Canada, and both are smiling | GZERO World with Ian Bremmer - the podcast
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Podcast: How healthy is the US-Canada relationship?

Listen: On the GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer delves into the current status of the US-Canada relationship. Ian interviews David Cohen (US Ambassador to Canada) and Kirsten Hillman (Canadian Ambassador to the US), about what brings the two countries together and the challenges that trigger political division. He also chats with Anita Anand, Canada's defense minister, about a variety of national security challenges, from Chinese spy balloons to ... TikTok.

Canada has lower risk appetite than the US, says think tank chief
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Canada has lower risk appetite than the US, says think tank chief

At a US-Canada summit in Toronto, GZERO's Tony Maciulis asks Chris Sands, head of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute, for his biggest takeaway from the recent meeting between US President Joe Biden and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau.