Frank Giustra

I am Frank Giustra and this is my personal Blog, where I share with you some of the lessons I have learnt in life, books I have read, and my thoughts and opinions on current affairs, geopolitics, macro economic trends and finance. I also provide insights from fascinating people I have met, and adventures I have had. It is also a place for me to share stories about my passion for food, as well as news from some of the incredible initiatives my philanthropic foundations are working on.

I have been lucky enough to have a long and expansive career. I grew up as the son of Italian immigrants who moved to Canada before I was born, and started my career in the investment banking sector before realizing my entrepreneurial spirit and founding various companies including Lionsgate Entertainment. I'm CEO of the Fiore Group, a firm that has launched many companies in the resource sector.

A good deal of my time and resources now goes into supporting charities within both my international and domestic charity foundations as well as organizations I have co-founded. 

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  • Latest Posts

    • Books I’m Reading | June 15, 2026

      THE WAR MACHINE: A book review

      Wars are woven into the fabric of human history. Most people are aware that national security has always been a fundamental preoccupation of almost every government. What they’re not aware of is the extent to which wars are engineered by an elite minority of the population to enrich themselves or gain and maintain power.

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    • Finance and Business | June 08, 2026

      This Time is Different?

      We all die. In some ways, that’s a good thing; including in my case, though I would like to stick around long enough to see how this latest chapter of human folly plays out. 

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    • Finance and Business | June 01, 2026

      What Comes After the U.S. Dollar System?

      For the past 50 years, the petrodollar has served America’s purposes ideally; much to the chagrin of an increasingly large part of the world. Today, the dollar’s gradual retreat from its outsized role is inevitable. Like the tides, and like empires, reserve currencies rise and fall in predictable patterns.

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    • Global Affairs | May 11, 2026

      The Seduction of Authoritarianism

      “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” - Lord Acton,1887

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    • Global Affairs | April 14, 2026

      The Ever-Expanding Scope of Presidential Doctrines

      U.S. President James Monroe, addressing Congress amid a wave of Latin American independence movements in 1823, declared that the Western Hemisphere was off-limits to further European colonization and interference. The famous Monroe Doctrine.

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    • Global Affairs | January 27, 2026

      America's Geopolitical Blunders

      The U.S. Is Making China Great Again. In the grand theater of global politics, we’re watching a show that is both tragedy and farce. In case you haven’t noticed, the world order as we knew it is dead as a dodo. History is unfolding in real time, and the transition to a new order is becoming more messy, chaotic, and perilous by the week. As someone who’s spent years in the trenches of conflict resolution and refugee resettlement, I know that power shifts don’t come neatly packaged—they involve missteps, surprises, and unintended consequences. These days, the United States is flexing its muscles at every turn. But these flexes aren’t strengthening America. Instead, they’re inadvertently making China stronger. 

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    • Food | September 26, 2024

      Indulging in pasta in Italy uncovers how politics affect our waistlines

      As an Italian, my love for Italian food runs deep.I even make my own olive oil in Orvieto, Italy, and every time I travel there, the first thing I do is enjoy a plate of local pasta. I find myself eating more pasta in Italy than I do in Canada — it just tastes better!

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    • Food | October 14, 2022

      Harvest Time in Orvieto

      It’s the most wonderful time of the year. And I don’t mean with the kids jingle belling. I’m referring to the annual olive oil harvest at our Domenica Fiore olive oil estate in Orvieto, Italy.

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    • Food | October 04, 2021

      How Olive Oil Can Make You Rich

      I have recently returned from the launch of harvest season at my beloved Domenica Fiore olive estate in Orvieto, Italy. People who know me understand that this is my favourite time of year...

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    • Culture | February 17, 2023

      An Interview with Chat

      In just a few months the question-and-answer chatbot ChatGPT (Chat) has become very popular.  With Chat averaging about 100 million users per day, it seems everyone’s talking about it. My friends are sending me notes pointing out examples of Chat’s impressive capabilities, so I logged onto the webpage to see what all the fuss was about.

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    • Culture | December 23, 2022

      There is no better day than Christmas to pause and reflect and hope for humanity

      “We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love … and then we return home.” — Aboriginal proverb quoted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2011

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    • Culture | October 12, 2021

      America’s Oldest Continuously Operating Victory Garden

      Throughout my life, I have found that maintaining a positive outlook has helped me achieve many good things. At the risk of sounding like a self-help book author, I will only say that, when I have put ideas out there that I truly believe in and that are for the benefit of others, they generally come together.

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