Elbows Up!

When the geopolitical landscape shifts from tense to terrifying, with a U.S. president openly threatening annexation and reducing a nation to a transactional asset, this collection provides the intellectual and emotional arsenal for a country under existential threat. The essays dissect the mechanics of modern hybrid warfare, where trade disputes and information campaigns blur into overt sovereignty challenges, capturing the unique disorientation of a friendly neighbor turning hostile. It's a real-time autopsy of a national crisis, charting the swell of defiant unity that arises when a country's fundamental right to exist is called into question.

What makes this compilation so vital is the chorus of distinct, authoritative Canadian voices—from political strategists and economists to cultural critics—who collectively map a path from shock to resilience. This isn't a theoretical exercise; it’s a field manual for national self-preservation, offering sharp analysis on everything from economic decoupling to the psychological warfare of populist rhetoric. Readers grappling with the fragility of international alliances or the weaponization of interdependence will find these responses not just compelling, but essential for understanding the new rules of power.