Will the U.S. collapse like the Soviet Union did?
Youre next, said a Russian historian I interviewed in 1993 about the Soviet Unions collapse in late 1991. I was an American student in St. Petersburg, and he was referring to the United States. His argument was informed by...

From music to film, subscriptions have become essential. The average number of subscriptions an American consumer maintains is four and a half, spending nearly US$1,000 a year. The average Canadian household pays for two...

Canada’s aluminum industry faces U.S. tariffs, but innovation could open new markets
The United States governments decision to impose a 25 per cent tariff on aluminum imports from Canada has raised serious concerns about potential job losses in the aluminum industry. Escalating trade tensions further,...

Canada’s response to Trump’s tariffs was strategic, but there is room for improvement
United States President Donald Trumps on-again, off-again tariffs have shaken up relations between Canada, Mexico and the U.S. After imposing sweeping tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods on March 4, Trump has paused...

Hey big spenders: what foreign investors will really want from the infrastructure summit
New Zealand is struggling to stay ahead of its vital infrastructure needs, and the numbers show it. The New Zealand Infrastructure Commission recently identified NZ$204 billion of required infrastructural spend, most of...
Sending nudes but no first kisses: teenagers’ relationships during the pandemic
ST.art/Shutterstock Five years on from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the long-term effects of lockdown on education, mental health and social life are still being reckoned with. But for teenagers and young adults,...

The ‘sustainable’ cod in your shopping basket may be no such thing – new study reveals mislabelling
Cod sold in some European supermarkets is being mislabelled and is actually fished far from its claimed origin, according to our new study. We sampled cod sold in Germany, Spain, France and the UK and found that about 30%...