Canada Cannot Break Gravity, But It Can Build Corridors

Canada must build strategic corridors, not simply surrender to US economic gravity.

Dean Mikkelsen Jun 21, 2026

Panama Canal’s Next Crisis Is Not Just Drought: It Is Water, Power and Displacement

As El Niño risk returns, Panama is trying to secure the canal’s future. But the fight over the Rio Indio reservoir shows that global trade resilience may come at a local human cost.

Dean Mikkelsen Jun 21, 2026

Analysis

Hormuz, Lebanon and the New Risk Premium for Gulf Stability

The US-Iran memorandum may ease immediate pressure, but renewed uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz and Israel-Hezbollah exchanges shows that resilience, not normalisation, is now the central issue.

Dean Mikkelsen Jun 21, 2026

Canada Cannot Break Gravity, But It Can Build Corridors

Panama Canal’s Next Crisis Is Not Just Drought: It Is Water, Power and Displacement

Hormuz, Lebanon and the New Risk Premium for Gulf Stability

Archive

Mine Warfare in Transition: What the Strait of Hormuz Reveals About US Naval Readiness

Private Force at Sea: Floating Armouries, Armed Guards and the New Maritime Security Economy

From Desert Logic to Arctic Strategy

AIS Has Become the New Front Line in Maritime Conflict

Pirates Are Only Part of the Problem

The Dealmaker’s Trap

Superpower Illusions and Modern Warfare