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L’alliance industrielle de défense que Washington est en train de saborder0
Par Srdjan Vucetic & Justin Massie
Alors que les relations entre les États-Unis et le Canada continuent de se détériorer, c’est désormais la sécurité industrielle des deux pays qui en fait les frais.
Le mois dernier, le Pentagone a annoncé …
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India–Canada relations: Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Malacca, and the Indo-Pacific0
When historians look back on the 2020s, they may conclude that the Strait of Hormuz crisis was not merely an energy shock. Rather, it was a strategic inflexion point that accelerated the reorganization of global trade, energy flows, and international …
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Modern Warfare Is Changing – and So Is the Concept of Militarism0
By Srdjan Vucetic & Bryan Mabee
Global military spending has reached record highs, but the more consequential story is how militarism has spread beyond the battlefield into technology, finance, and everyday political life.
Military spending around the world is climbing …
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Canada Didn’t Chicken Out. We Did the Right Thing0
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 …
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The Promise of Peace and Justice in Colombia: Ten Years Later0
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 …
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5 Myths About the Five Eyes0
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 …
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250 Years Later, Canada is Still Facing the “51st State” Challenge0
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 …
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Trump, Africa, Critical Minerals and the Global Order0
The Davos speech by Prime Minister Mark Carney was a watershed moment in the history of Canada. It was the public affirmation that the global order constructed over the post-war period, which facilitated US hegemony and benefited Canada, was being …
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With the Global Anti-LGBTQ+ Backlash Growing, Canada Must Decide Whether to Lead0
The world is turning its back on sexual and gender minorities. This Pride Month, Canada should double down on its support.
Across Africa, from Uganda to Senegal and Mali, many countries are imposing tough prison sentences for consensual same-sex …
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The CUSMA Game of Chicken0
On June 2nd, Dominic Leblanc, the federal Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, Internal Trade and One Canadian Economy, was in Washington with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) chief negotiator, Janice Charette, to meet with U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Jamieson …
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Foreign Interference Frameworks Have an American Blind Spot0
Western governments have spent the past several years building increasingly elaborate frameworks to combat foreign interference, illicit finance, and democratic destabilization. In Canada, public debate has focused overwhelmingly on a familiar set of adversaries: China, Russia and, more recently, India.…
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Africa Forward Summit: Moving from Aid to Partnership or Moving “Forward” with Old Dependencies?0
The Africa Forward Summit claims to mark a new era of partnership. But is anything really changing, or is “partnership” simply the new label for old dependencies? For decades, Africa’s development story has been framed around aid. That narrative evolved …
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