North America

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North America is a region defined by immense diversity, spanning the economic powerhouses of the United States and Canada to the dynamic societies of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. This section explores the continent’s political trends, security challenges, technological development, trade networks, and environmental transitions shaping its role in the global order.

Three Sisters Viewpoint, Canmore, AB, Canada

Economics

Alberta: Resource Riches and Federal Friction

Alberta’s wealth and identity are bound to energy—and conflict. As Ottawa’s climate push meets provincial defiance, a new battle emerges over autonomy, investment, and transition. The province’s struggle reflects Canada’s fight to balance power, prosperity, and unity.

Editor

07 Nov 2025

Economics

The Two Economies of British Columbia: Housing Wealth vs. Productive Growth

British Columbia’s record housing wealth hides stagnant productivity. Behind Vancouver’s skyline lies an economy built on real estate, not efficiency—its prosperity engineered through land values, not labour, and now facing the limits of that illusion.

Editor

07 Nov 2025

budget

Modernizing the Mirage:

Canada’s prosperity is increasingly built on illusion—asset inflation, cheap credit, and public spending masking weak productivity. Modernizing the Mirage examines how Western economies sustain confidence without reform, and what happens when the illusion breaks.

Editor

03 Nov 2025