Mark Carney , Donald Trump,

Canadian PM Vows Gordie Howe Bridge Dispute ‘Will Be Resolved’ After Trump Warns China Deal Could “Eat Canada Alive”

In a dramatic escalation of tensions between Washington and Ottawa, U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge — a long-awaited 1.5-mile crossing linking Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario — just as...
Gulfstream G700 Exterior

US–Canada Aircraft Certification Row Deepens as FAA Backs Trump, Putting Global Aviation Safety Norms Under Strain

The simmering dispute between the United States and Canada over aircraft certification has escalated sharply, injecting political tension into a process long regarded as sacrosanct in global aviation safety. At the center of the controversy are two new US-made business...
F-35 Lockheed Martin factory

Canada’s First F-35 Takes Shape in Texas Amid Political Review, RCAF Attends Lockheed Martin Ceremony

Despite political uncertainty swirling around Canada’s flagship fighter acquisition, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has moved one step closer to inducting its first fifth-generation stealth jet. On February 2, 2026, Canadian military officials joined U.S. defense executives in Fort...
Avro Arrow

Was Canada’s Indigenous Fighter Jet Sabotaged by the US and Secretly Smuggled to Britain? The Avro Arrow Mystery Revisited

By any measure, Canada’s long and tortured decision to buy the F-35 fighter jet has become more than a procurement dispute. It has turned into a national reckoning—one that has dragged a 66-year-old wound back into the open and reignited...
Saab Gripen, Canada

F-35 Rift Escalates as US Warns NORAD Could Be Scrapped if Canada Ditches Lockheed for Saab Gripens

The United States has sharply escalated pressure on Canada’s government to proceed with its planned purchase of the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter, warning that failure to do so could fundamentally alter North American defence arrangements. At the centre of...
HMCS Windsor, Canada Submarine

Canada’s Submarine Showdown: World’s Fifth-Strongest Military Offers Stealth KSS-III Subs and Broader Arms Package to Take on Germany’s TkMS

South Korea, ranked the world’s fifth most powerful military in the Global Firepower Index 2026—behind only the United States, Russia, China and India—is rapidly consolidating its position as one of the world’s most dynamic defence export powers. That ambition was...
Mark Carney - Donald Trump

Carney Declines to Escalate Rhetoric After Trump Floats 100% Tariffs on Canadian Imports

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday (Jan 26) sought to play down US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat against Canada, urging observers to view the remarks in the broader context of an impending review of the North American...
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney

Why Middle Powers May Miss the Global Order More Than They Expect in a World Sliding Toward Disorder or Superpower Dominance

Vaclav Havel’s seminal 1978 essay The Power of the Powerless is rarely encountered today outside university syllabi or the shelves of political theorists. That absence is telling. In an era defined by strategic ambiguity, selective morality and the quiet retreat...
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

US Threatens 100% Tariffs on Canadian Imports If Ottawa Finalises New Trade Deal With China

The United States will impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on Canadian imports if Ottawa finalises a new trade agreement with China, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday (Jan 25), escalating pressure on Canada as tensions...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney

Carney’s Defiant Davos Speech Triggers Trump Backlash, Raising Fears for Fragile US–Canada Trade Pact

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s high-profile debut on the world stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos has gone viral at home — but it has also triggered a fierce backlash from U.S. President Donald Trump and his inner...
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