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An Unrecognizable America

Many have described the war in Ukraine as a war of attrition; Ukraine’s former foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba has called it a “war of hope.” Both...

18.12.2025 1

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Jeremy Kinsman

Canada’s Blind Spot: Culture as Strategic Infrastructure

The world is undergoing a narrative shift that is already reshaping global power. States no longer derive influence solely from military alliances...

17.12.2025 1

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Zainub Verjee 

Trump’s National Security Strategy – What it Means for Canada

The Trump administration’s 2025 National Security Strategy, published in November, formalizes the administration’s withdrawal from, indeed...

15.12.2025 4

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Jack Cunningham

When Canadian Soil Becomes a Megaphone: Why Terrorist Glorification is a Foreign Policy Issue

When MP Roman Baber rose in the House of Commons on 17 November to table Bill C-257, he was not just tinkering with legal technicalities. His...

15.12.2025 1

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Daniel Robson

Close the Gap in the North: Why the United States and Canada Must Clarify the Northwest Passage now

Even as Washington and Ottawa spar over tariffs and trade – witness the recent Trump–Carney tariff spat – a far more consequential issue looms...

11.12.2025 1

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Abbas Qaidari

Moving to the Right – The New Government in Japan

In the October 2024 House of Representatives election in Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)–Komeito coalition lost its seat majority. In the...

08.12.2025 1

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Alan Siaroff