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About this episode

Frank McKenna discusses various geopolitical issues including the assassination attempt on President Trump and its implications for global energy markets and Canadian politics.

Episode 77 covers a wide range of topics on the geopolitical landscape including the recent assassination attempt on President Trump, the implications on global energy markets of UAE's decision to exit OPEC and which person is leading Iran in negotiations with the United States. Frank discusses the stalemate and war of attrition that is the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which is a win for Ukraine and the impact on populist governments of the shocking defeat by authoritarian leader Victor Orban in Hungary. The conversation turns to Canada where Frank discusses Carney's back door into a majority and how it will change calculus for the Liberal leader's policymaking and CUSMA negotiation strategy. He finishes with analysis of Prime Minister Carney's recent announcements of a new Sovereign Wealth Fund and an upcoming Federal Government-led global investment Summit planned for Toronto in September, both positive developments for Canada. This podcast was recorded on April 28, 2026 Chapter Headings 00:48 - President Trump Assassination Attempt 05:58 - Who is Negotiating on Behalf of Iran? 11:25 - UAE Leaves OPEC 13:38 - Ukraine's Move to Back Pages Masks Recent War Successes 17:41 - What…

People in this episode

Host: Frank McKenna

Topics covered

• geopolitical news
• energy markets
• Iran negotiations
• Russia-Ukraine conflict
• populism
• Canada's economic strategy

Keywords

• geopolitics
• Trump
• UAE
• OPEC
• Ukraine
• Orban
• Carney
• Sovereign Wealth Fund
• CUSMA
• investment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UAE, OPEC, CUSMA

Books & works: Sovereign Wealth Fund

Places: Canada, Hungary, United States

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