20 Sep 2021 Trudeau’s test: Taking stock of a foreign policy legacy Edward McCann The Canadian PM pivoted towards the Asia-Pacific, but has struggled to find tangible success.
14 Sep 2021 Fears China will play games with the 2022 Winter Olympics Colin Peebles Christensen Beijing’s practice of arbitrary arrest and “hostage diplomacy” is prompting a backlash that may lead to a boycott.
6 Sep 2021 Trouble for Trudeau Grant Wyeth An early election has left Canada’s PM in a pickle with a pandemic exhausted public also tired of personality politics.
2 Jun 2021 A resounding “oui” for an emoji in Canada Grant Wyeth After a new bill to protect French raises separatist jitters, Quebec nationalism gets everyone behind the flag.
16 Feb 2021 India, Canada and the new vaccine politics Grant Wyeth As a pharmaceutical powerhouse, India finds it now holds the cards over Canada and what it sees as its irksome PM.
19 Jan 2021 Wrong place, wrong citizenship: The tribulations of the “Two Michaels” Kim Richard Nossal China’s coercion in a broader geopolitical struggle continues to hold very personal consequences.
27 Jul 2020 Five Eyes: Blurring the lines between intelligence and policy Ben Scott Intelligence sharing is one thing. Aligning policy with the same brand risks making too exclusive a grouping.
1 Jul 2020 Canada won’t fall for China’s hostage diplomacy Grant Wyeth Releasing Meng Wanzhou wouldn’t raise Canada’s standing with China. Worse, it would betray its closest partner.
23 Jun 2020 Woe Canada, a second consecutive UN rebuff Ramesh Thakur Even in a social media age, substance trumps style. There are lessons for Canberra in Ottawa’s Security Council failure.
23 Sep 2019 Canada’s Indo-Pacific pivot Grant Wyeth Canada has long looked across the Atlantic but the pull of the Pacific flank is growing stronger.
22 Jan 2019 The fate of three Canadians may now rest with Donald Trump Donald R Rothwell Beijing can justifiably be concerned about the detention of a citizen, but not hold foreigners in arbitrary retaliation.
13 Dec 2018 Playing the hostage card: the Meng Wanzhou & Michael Kovrig cases Kim Richard Nossal <p>China’s tit-for-tat diplomacy with Canada has a recent precedent, yet Donald Trump is hardly helping.</p>
22 Oct 2018 Canada and Huawei: letting politics slip in Kim Richard Nossal Canada's decision to allow Huawei to participate in its 5G mobile networks is much more political than the PM suggests.
8 Aug 2018 Saudis try block Canada’s feminist foreign policy Grant Wyeth An online spat has escalated into a formal diplomatic break in a test of the values professed by the Trudeau government.