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Canada Didn’t Chicken Out. We Did the Right Thing
In the end, Canada and the United States didn’t get a trade deal. Ultimately, it doesn’t matter. Yes, a deal would have prevented further economic woes imposed on Canada in the short run. But what matters is that the Carney government didn’t give in to the Trump administration’s economic coercion. Concessions were made during the negotiations but not
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The Promise of Peace and Justice in Colombia: Ten Years Later
This November marks ten years since the Peace Accord between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was ratified by the Colombian Congress and became a binding legal document. The moment was far from the celebratory finish one might have imagined. The original Accord, negotiated and agreed upon by the parties
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5 Myths About the Five Eyes
By Srdjan Vucetic and Hager Ben Jaffel There are persistent misunderstandings about what the intelligence partnership is, and what it actually does. Linking Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States, the Five Eyes is a club that plays in a league of its own. Starting in the middle years of the 20th century, the
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250 Years Later, Canada is Still Facing the “51st State” Challenge
On July 4, 2026, the United States celebrated the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. For Americans, this is a moment to reflect on what their country has accomplished, from the amazing (e.g., the airplane, the moon landing, semiconductors) to the horrible (e.g., slavery, Jim Crow laws, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ICE).
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