Global Policing and the Trucker Convoy0

• Analysis
• December 5, 2022

The hearings around the “Freedom Convoy” that occupied parts of Ottawa in early 2022 have opened a window into the inner workings of Canadian police forces. The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) was widely criticized for its mishandling of the situation …

What’s Behind Taiwan’s “Blue Wave”?0

• Analysis
• December 1, 2022

On the weekend that Canada announced its new Indo-Pacific Strategy and angry protests emerged across China, Taiwan (Republic of China, ROC) held its “nine-in-one” local elections on November 26.

In what the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT, Kuomintang) celebrated as a …

Comment articuler une « solution haïtienne » à des apports conséquents du Canada et de la communauté internationale?0

• Analysis
• November 30, 2022

Le 16 novembre 2022, le Réseau de recherche sur les États fragiles (du CÉPI) et le Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire et de valorisation des savoirs en Haïti (CRIVASH), à l’Université d’Ottawa, ont accueilli un webinaire pour explorer la question évoquée …

Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy Must be Complemented by a Digital Trade Strategy0

• Analysis
• November 28, 2022

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ministers Mélanie Joly and Mary Ng recently spent a week in Asia for ASEAN, G20 and APEC meetings. In parallel to these meetings, the federal government announced several financial measures, totalling around $1 billion, …

The AUKUS Agreement: the Costs and Benefits0

• Analysis
• November 23, 2022

Emmanuel Macron is still voicing his incredulity about the Australian government withdrawing from an agreement to purchase French-designed and co-build submarines and instead enter into the AUKUS agreement where the US and UK will provide Australia – at considerable expense …

The Irony of La Francophonie0

• Analysis
• November 17, 2022

As the Summit of La Francophonie begins in Djerba in Tunisia, the organization and the francophone world it represents are faced with a profound irony. There will be no shortage of dignitaries. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Minister Mélanie Joly and …

COP27: How Ambitious Climate Action Can Help Dig Us Out of The Global Polycrisis0

• Analysis
• November 7, 2022

The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has just begun in Egypt. As the conference’s President-Designate, Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry, recently wrote, the meeting is being held “at …

Bound to Lead: AUKUS and US-Taiwan Relations0

• Analysis
• October 25, 2022

In September 2021, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia established a trilateral security partnership called AUKUS, which aims to uphold the rule-based order and deepen diplomatic and defence cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.

Recently, there have been …

The World According to Chrystia Freeland0

• Analysis
• October 20, 2022

Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland recently gave a headline-grabbing foreign policy speech in Washington, DC. At the event, hosted by the Brookings Institution on October 11, she outlined her prescription for the international order, which …

UNSC Reform: A Future Possibility or a Distant Memory?0

• Analysis
• October 17, 2022

Many around the world tune in every September to the annual General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA). Since the first UNGA in 1946, leaders have addressed their fellow UN members.

Many addresses have been incredibly memorable, from Nikita Kruschev …

Canada’s Broken Promises: LGBTQ+ Afghans Left Behind0

• Analysis
• October 12, 2022

Shortly after the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021, the Canadian government announced its intention to resettle 40000 Afghans as quickly as possible. This promise was made at the United Nations General Assembly in recognition that Canadians were “overwhelmingly” …

Four Things You Need to Know About AUKUS0

• Analysis
• October 5, 2022

In 2021, the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia announced the ‘AUKUS’ trilateral security pact. Assessments of AUKUS have tended to focus on the nature of the advanced military technology that will be shared (cyber, AI, quantum, hypersonic, and of …