Voices From Our Network
Articles and insights from experts across the continent speaking on the Canada-U.S. relationship.
About
One of the primary goals of the New North America Initiative is the amplify the voices of experts speaking on the Canada-U.S. relationship. Sourced from the writing of academics, thought leaders, and political experts across the continent, this collection curates a mosaic of perspectives for navigating a changing continental relationship.
Canada’s counter-tariffs are more defence than offence — and that matters
Wolfgang Alschner
AUG. 25, 2026
Key objectives are import substitution and trade diversification, not changing trade policy in Washington.
Stop Doomscrolling the Trade War. Start Reading It.
Barry Appleton
AUG. 15, 2026
Three key tests for discerning whether an announcement of trade terms represent a real result or function as a well-worded delay.
Smoke, Tariffs, and the Tragedy of the Commons
Érick Duchesne
AUG. 13, 2026
By turning every cross-border issue into a power struggle, the Trump regime is destroying the very mechanisms of cooperation that would allow it to be resolved.
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