All geopolitics courses Tariffs, trade, elections, energy and the Canada–US relationship

US, Canada & North American Politics22 Lessons

How North America works: tariffs and trade wars, Canada–US integration, energy and pipelines, defence cooperation, elections and the economics behind the headlines.

1 Short

From Unknown Land to Superpower: The Rise of America

How a group of colonies grew into the most powerful country on Earth.

2 Short

Why US Military Power Is the Mightiest

Carriers, bases, spending and technology behind American military strength.

3 Short

Trump Wanted a Trade Deal but Carney Said No

Why walking away can be stronger than signing.

4 Short

Trump's 100% Tariff Threat and Canada's Response

How tariff threats work and how countries answer them.

5 Short

Canada's $200 Billion Economic Revolution

A national plan to trade beyond one dominant partner.

6 Short

Canada's Railway Masterstroke: CPKC

How a single rail network redrew North American trade.

7 Short

US–Canada Trade Dispute: Facts and Figures

The numbers behind the biggest trading relationship in the world.

8 Short

Supreme Court Strikes Down Tariffs

How courts limit executive power over trade.

9 Short

Canada's Mineral and Energy Power

Uranium, oil, hydro, potash, lumber and rare earths.

10 Short

Canada as a Nuclear Energy Power

CANDU reactors, uranium and the debate over enrichment.

11 Short

F-35 or Gripen? Canada's Defence Choice

How countries choose fighter jets — and what they buy besides planes.

12 Short

Canada and the US: 150 Years of Integration

Why two economies became almost impossible to separate.

13 Short

Can the USA Absorb Canada as a 51st State?

Why sovereignty is not something tariffs or pressure can buy.

14 Short

Why Canada Cannot Easily Use Its Own Oil

The bitumen problem, refineries and pipelines explained simply.

15 Short

Why Canada Sends Its Oil to the USA

Geography, pipelines and price discounts behind the energy flow.

16 Short

Canada Sends Wheat to China After the Tariff Shock

How farmers find new markets when old ones become unreliable.

17 Short

Canada's Electric Bus Revolution

Why building buses at home is about jobs as much as clean air.

18 Short

Carney Rejects a Pressured Energy Deal

How a country weighs a quick deal against long-term sovereignty.

19 Short

Are US-Canada Defence Relations Fracturing?

NORAD, shared airspace and what strain means for both countries.

20 Short

Why Canada's Economy Feels Cold

Falling sales, cautious shoppers and what a slowdown really means.

21 Short

Canada's Real Estate Correction Explained

Why house prices rise, why they fall and who is affected.

22 Short

G7 Shock: When Leaders Walk Out

How summits work and what a walkout signals to the world.

US, Canada & North American Politics Certificate

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