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The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) flutters in front of the IAEA building in Vienna, Austria, on July 10, 2019.

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Energy

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Politics

A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended RANE articles from the week that was.

The Weekly Rundown: EU Commission President Visits the U.S. and Canada, China's 'Two Sessions' Meetings Begin

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France

Passengers of a flight from China walk toward a COVID-19 testing center after arriving in Paris, France, on Jan. 1, 2023. 

The Weekly Rundown: China Ends COVID-19 Travel Restrictions, Biden Meets With Japan, Canada and Mexico's Leaders

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Germany

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Italy

Officials from Germany, Ghana, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, the African Union, the European Union, France, the United States and Kenya participate in a working session at a G-7 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Muenster, western Germany, on Nov. 4, 2022. 

The world’s most developed economies are generally poised to ride out the impending global recession -- with debt-ridden Italy being the one possible exception.

Assessing the Risk of Debt Crises in G-7 Countries

Russia

The flags of the G-7 countries and the European Union are seen on June 28, 2022, in front of Elmau Castle in southern Germany during this year's G-7 Summit.

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Whether the G-7 price cap succeeds hinges on global participation, but as participation rises, so do the odds of the West's nightmare scenario: Russian oil export curbs.

The More Successful the G-7 Oil Price Cap on Russia, the More Risk It Brings

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NATO's flag. NATO approved its first new Strategic Concept on June 29 since 2010 at the 2022 NATO Summit in Madrid.

The new Strategic Concept emphasizes a number of different threats and priorities for NATO over the coming decade.

NATO Approves a New Strategic Concept

U.S.-China Relations

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Denmark

Finland

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Iceland

Polar bears in Essen Bay off the coast of Zemlya Georga -- an island in the Franz Josef Land archipelago -- on August 22, 2021.

China in Transition

The suspension of Arctic Council activities following Russia's re-invasion of Ukraine presents an opening for China to challenge Arctic governance.

China's Opportunity to Break Into Arctic Governance

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou on Sept. 24, 2021, in Vancouver, Canada. Beijing's tacit acknowledgment of its use of hostage diplomacy tactics leaves Canada's -- and the U.S. -- population and legislature thoroughly distrustful of it.

Beijing's tacit acknowledgment of its use of hostage diplomacy tactics leaves Canada's -- and the U.S. -- population and legislature thoroughly distrustful of it.

Despite Huawei CFO Release, Canadian and U.S. Tensions With China Will Persist

Guidance

Kenya

Hong Kong SAR, China

A trial at the Supreme Court of Kenya on June, 26, 2019, in Nairobi.

A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.

The Weekly Rundown: Constitutional Reform in Kenya, a Mainland Meeting About Hong Kong

COVID-19

Australia

Ministers take part in the G-7 Health Ministers Meeting on June 4, 2021, in Oxford, England. The June 11-13 G-7 summit will provide an opportunity for members to hold bilateral meetings partly focused on shared concerns about China's rise

The Weekly Rundown: The G-7 Meets, a German Region Votes

On Security

The flag of mainland China. The reason for Beijing's current hesitance to use more aggressive tactics against U.S. travelers remains unclear, but could range from geopolitical to business interests.

Stratfor Threat Lens

The reason for Beijing's current hesitance to use more aggressive tactics against U.S. travelers remains unclear, but could range from geopolitical to business interests.

Rethinking Post-Pandemic Business Travel to China, Part Two

The flag of mainland China. Americans reportedly have become warier of business travel to China than before the pandemic due to worsening U.S.-Chinese relations and the threat of arbitrary detention.

Americans reportedly have become warier of business travel to China than before the pandemic due to worsening U.S.-Chinese relations and the threat of arbitrary detention.

Rethinking Post-Pandemic Business Travel to China

Podcasts

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Crossing Borders

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast, Carmen Colosi, Stratfor Latin America analyst at RANE, discusses the U.S. decision to share 4 million doses of its AstraZeneca stockpile with Mexico and Canada. 

COVID-19 Vaccines for Border Tightening?

Saudi Arabia

The Saudi and Canadian foreign ministers announced on May 24 that they would restore their pre-2018 diplomatic relations, appointing mutual ambassadors and ending any lingering trade or business freezes, CNBC reported the next day.

Saudi Arabia, Canada: Countries to Resume Pre-2018 Diplomatic Relations

China declared that Canadian diplomat Jennifer Lynn Lalonde must leave the country by May 13 following Canada's expulsion of Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei on May 8 over his alleged interference in Canada's domestic politics, Reuters reported on May 9.

China, Canada: China to Send Home Canadian Diplomat in Proportional Retaliation

Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly stated that the ministry was considering the "expulsion of diplomats" over a controversy related to a Chinese intelligence campaign against a Canadian member of parliament, South China Morning Post reported on May 5. 

China, Canada: Diplomatic Spat Shows 'Guardrails' on Competition Unlikely

The Group of Seven (G-7) set stronger 2030 targets for renewable power generation but said, "investment in the gas sector can be appropriate to help address potential market shortfalls provoked by the crisis" as long as it is consistent with Paris Agreement objectives and does not create any lock-in effects of long-term gas consumption, Reuters reported on April 16.

Global: G-7 Further Weakens Language Around Natural Gas Investment, Backs Ammonia for Power Generation

The Canadian federal privacy commissioner announced that it would be opening an investigation into OpenAI, the U.S. company that developed popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT, citing a complaint it had received that the company was collecting, using and disclosing personal information without consent, CBC News reported on April 4.

Canada, Australia: Western Countries Announce Investigation, Possible Lawsuit Against ChatGPT

Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland unveiled the federal government's 2023-24 budget proposal, which covers CA$43 billion (about $31.5 billion) in policy spending, including various support measures for green technologies through the end of the 2027-28 government fiscal year, Reuters reported March 28.

Canada: With New Budget Proposal, Ottawa Joins U.S., EU in Fiscal Support for Green Technology

Barbados

Chile

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The United States and 11 other countries -- Barbados, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Uruguay -- formally launched discussions on the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP), according to a Jan. 27 joint declaration by the 12 countries.

Americas: 12 Countries Launch U.S.-Led Talks to Boost Economic Ties

Canada's new premier of Alberta province, Danielle Smith, introduced the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act, which would explicitly empower the province's legislature to refuse to enforce certain federal laws and regulations, Reuters reported Nov. 29.

Canada: Alberta Proposes Sovereignty Act in Challenge to Trudeau

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A view of the Register in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

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Covering an area that spans the entire width of the continent beginning at the Sahara Desert and ending at the southernmost tip of South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa is home to countless cultures, languages, religions, plants, animals and natural resources.

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The administrative center of the Gakh region of Azerbaijan, located at the foot of the southern slope of the Greater Caucasus, on the river Kurhumchai.

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Mir Castle in the Minsk region of Belarus.

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A horse grazes in front of Kara-Kul lake in the Chon-Ak-Suu valley, 300 kilometers southeast of Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.

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Located on the North American continent, Canada is the world’s second-largest country. Most of Canada is uninhabited wilderness, and Arctic temperatures make the northern territories inhospitable to large population centers.     Canada became independent from the United Kingdom in 1867. The country is made up of 10 provinces and three territories. A majority of Canada’s 35 million people reside within 100 kilometers of the U.S. border, where the climate and topography support meaningful populations. However this population is spread across a distance of roughly 7,000 kilometers, from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. Canada's primary geographic challenge is maintaining unity across its diverse population cores, which include Toronto and Montreal in the Great Lakes watershed; the prairie provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta; and Vancouver on the Pacific coast.     The economies of these population cores are geared toward external trade as they try to meet demand for their services, manufactured goods and natural resources like oil. Heavy crude oil found largely in the province of Alberta is exported to U.S. and international markets, making Canada the world’s sixth-largest oil producer. Distance and climate are perennial challenges for Canada. The Trans-Canada Railway was Ottawa’s first effort, completed in 1886, to link Montreal, Toronto, the prairies and Vancouver. Redistribution payments, collected from resource-rich provinces and disbursed to resource-poor provinces and territories, is a contemporary policy aimed to unify and equalize provincial and territorial finances.     Because of its location, Canada is well within the U.S. sphere of influence and the country's freedom to act is constrained by U.S. interests.

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Saudi Arabia, Canada: Countries to Resume Pre-2018 Diplomatic Relations

China, Canada: China to Send Home Canadian Diplomat in Proportional Retaliation

China, Canada: Diplomatic Spat Shows 'Guardrails' on Competition Unlikely

Global: G-7 Further Weakens Language Around Natural Gas Investment, Backs Ammonia for Power Generation

Canada, Australia: Western Countries Announce Investigation, Possible Lawsuit Against ChatGPT

Canada: With New Budget Proposal, Ottawa Joins U.S., EU in Fiscal Support for Green Technology

Americas: 12 Countries Launch U.S.-Led Talks to Boost Economic Ties

Canada: Alberta Proposes Sovereignty Act in Challenge to Trudeau

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