Canada Cannot Break Gravity, But It Can Build Corridors
Canada must build strategic corridors, not simply surrender to US economic gravity.
Canada must build strategic corridors, not simply surrender to US economic gravity.
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.
Gulf countries are accelerating investments in pipelines, railways, ports, and trade corridors as they seek to reduce their dependence on the Strait of Hormuz
Hormuz may reopen, but nuclear, proxy and maritime risks remain unresolved.
Ukraine’s maritime war now targets Russia’s shadow fleet, exposing salvage and legal gaps.
Hormuz is becoming a live testbed for drones, sea robots, and escalation.
A gold mine with wider significance Canada’s Arctic has long been defined by distance, high operating costs and a
Canada needs Arctic statecraft integrating infrastructure, defence development, industry, and realistic limits.
Trump’s dealmaking freezes war, preserves leverage, but deepens instability, distrust, and global costs.