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Canada Facing Trump’s US: Vassal or Sovereign?
Canada is preparing to release its first National Security Strategy since 2004. Twenty-two years. A strategic eternity. Since then, the world has tipped over—and with it our mental comfort. The international order that protected Canada while asking little in return has fractured. That threat does not come only from Moscow or Beijing. It also comes—and
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America’s Roots are Showing with its Threat to Greenland
Donald Trump’s threats to take Greenland by force in the name of national security are startling a world grown accustomed to a more benign superpower. But the threat and its rationale are hardly something new. Just before American colonists declared independence 250 years ago, they invaded the neighbouring British colony of Canada, using national security
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Civilian Harm, Accountability, and the Battle for Truth
Today’s battle spaces are more intertwined with civilian lives than ever before, with high levels of civilian harm accepted and tolerated in the face of often vague justifications of military necessity. Understanding where and how civilians are harmed can provide the ultimate check on this escalating violence: it exposes patterns, revealing blind spots or biases
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Why Canada and the European Union are Closer Than Ever
Current geopolitics has certainly brought Canada and the European Union closer than ever, a natural development in a decades-old friendship. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Delegation of the European Union to Canada. The EU’s diplomatic mission in Ottawa threw open its doors on 19 February 1976, but EU-Canada relations date back to
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