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Lula Wins Yet Again

The Brazilian president comes from behind to defeat the Bolsonaro family.

03.11.2026 6

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Alan Siaroff

As Canada Diversifies Trade, It Must Trade Better

Ottawa must pair its trade diversification strategy with clear, mandatory supply chain standards to protect workers and support responsible...

03.11.2026 4

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Martin Fischer

What to Make of the Canada-EU Summit?

Canada and the European Union are forming a closer relationship […]

31.10.2026 20

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Cic Staff

Principled Pragmatism in Canadian Foreign Policy

Canada must broaden its partnerships and strengthen its strategic autonomy to defend its democratic values and advance its interests.

27.10.2026 10

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Alya Gritli

Alberta Chose Canada: But the Constitutional Fight May Just Be Beginning

The vote against separation leaves unresolved questions about provincial autonomy and Alberta’s relationship with Ottawa.

27.10.2026 10

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Stefan Venceljovski

The Human Dimension of Canada’s AI Strategy

Canada’s artificial intelligence strategy promises productivity, sovereignty, and prosperity. As adoption accelerates, a difficult question emerges:...

26.10.2026 10

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Emma Stirpe

After the “Rupture,” Canada’s Aid to Ukraine Still Hasn’t Kept Pace

Russia’s jet-powered drones are outrunning Ukraine’s air defences, and while Germany and the UK fund interceptors for this winter, Canada’s...

26.10.2026 10

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Dariya Akhova

Online Harms Should Not Be Reframed as User Choices

Meta’s settlement asks families to manage the harms its platforms create. Canada’s online harms rules must go further by holding companies...

26.10.2026 10

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Neha Nandakumar

Canada’s Economic Future Depends on Turning Energy Strength into Strategic Advantage

Energy sovereignty can strengthen Canada’s economic resilience and diplomatic influence, but lasting leadership requires strategic investment,...

21.10.2026 10

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Nazwa W. B. Salim

The White House Turns on Ukraine

For nearly five years, Ukraine has defied expectations, resisting a […]

17.10.2026 30

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Cic Staff

Canada’s Power to Connect: An Underused Source of Global Influence

Canada can strengthen its global influence by helping countries and institutions combine their strengths to achieve what none could accomplish alone.

16.10.2026 10

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Nasser Zakr

Canada Doesn’t Need to Shout Louder

The Hon. Peter MacKay on national security, the Canada–US relationship and the case for quiet strength.

13.10.2026 10

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The Honourable Peter Mackay

Gloria Steinem Didn’t Only Liberate Women

Her legacy continues to shape journalism, fatherhood and Canadian efforts to advance gender equality around the world.

13.10.2026 10

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Rachel Pulfer

Latin America Veers Right with Maxwell Cameron

A political shift is sweeping Latin America as voters turn […]

10.10.2026 30

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Cic Staff

Canada Can Become Critical to the World If We Make the Right Bets on AI and Emerging Technologies

Canada cannot build every layer of the AI stack. But it can, over time, become an essential supplier for the world.

06.10.2026 20

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Jaxson Khan

What Canadian Businesses Must Embrace to Compete in a Volatile Global Economy

Tariffs and global shocks have raised the cost of standing still. Resilience now means scale, technology and diversification.

05.10.2026 10

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Tu Nguyen

Canada Wants Sovereign AI. But Sovereign for Whom?

Ottawa’s new AI strategy treats sovereignty as a question of compute, cloud and control. First Nations have been asking who holds authority over...

30.09.2026 20

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Cassandra Hill

Turning Hate into Empathy

How the Israeli Palestinian conflict has impacted the Canadian Jewish and Muslim communities.

29.09.2026 10

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Jon Allen

Street Protests Alone Cannot Overthrow Iran’s Regime

Iran’s January uprising demonstrated extraordinary courage. It also exposed the difference between mass protest and a national movement capable of...

24.09.2026 100

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Jeffrey Steiner

Canada Needs a New Generation of Americanists for the United States That Exists, Not the One It Remembers

Waiting out Trump assumes the old America returns after 2028. Canada should invest in people who understand why it won’t.

22.09.2026 30

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Andrew Erskine

Canada Attracts the Talent. But Is Its Economy Creating the Jobs?

Canada has built one of the world’s most sophisticated systems for attracting highly educated immigrants. But attracting human capital is not the...

21.09.2026 20

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Rupa Banerjee

Museum Diplomacy in the Age of Rupture

As the rules-based order breaks down, business as usual is no longer an option.

21.09.2026 150

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Sascha Priewe

Canada’s European Pivot: Now What? with Sir Graham Watson

Canada and Europe have been growing closer for years but […]

19.09.2026 50

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Cic Staff

The Canadian Diplomat Who Tried to Stop the Partition of Palestine, and the One Who Pushed It Through

Elizabeth MacCallum, the Middle East specialist sidelined inside External Affairs, argued against partition. Lester Pearson, aligned with US strategy,...

18.09.2026 20

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John Price

Canada and India Are Deepening Ties amid Global Geopolitical Frictions: Common Concerns and Possible Opportunities

A major shift towards more resilient, durable relationship than ever in their over 80 years of diplomatic ties.

17.09.2026 80

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Madhuparna Gupta

Balancing on the Edge of a Volcano: What World War II China and America Can Teach Us about Today

Sino-American relations in the 1940s look little like the 2020s on the surface, yet the underlying dynamics of countervailing forces are remarkably...

16.09.2026 30

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Boyuan Dai

What Chinese Scholars Actually Say about NATO

A bibliometric analysis of 1,663 Chinese IR articles finds that scholarship frames NATO through great-power competition and largely reinforces...

12.09.2026 30

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Weiqing Song

From Allies to Adversaries 25 Years After 9/11

Twenty-five years after Canada stood with the United States following […]

12.09.2026 50

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Cic Staff

The New Normal In International Trade Law

With CUSMA weakened and the WTO in decline, regional agreements offer Canada a path through a trading order increasingly shaped by tariffs, sanctions...

10.09.2026 30

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Lawrence L. Herman

Renegade Politics: Advocating for Youth Political Engagement

Be brave enough to evolve Canada’s democracy by authentically enfranchising youth.

09.09.2026 30

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Wraychel Gilmore

What Happens to Democratic Decision-Making in a Fragmented Information Environment?

Alberta’s October Referendum Shows Why Countering Foreign Interference Is Only Part of Rebuilding Democratic Trust.

04.09.2026 30

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Madeleine Case

Dimming the Torch — Canada’s New Asylum Problem

Canada’s long-standing commitments to global human rights seem to be dwindling under new asylum and security legislation.

01.09.2026 30

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Alexandra Li

Indigenous Reconciliation is an Asset for Canada’s Economic Security

Canada’s success in Asia already leverages Indigenous partnership, time to think bigger.

31.08.2026 20

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Xian Kostyrko

Canada’s Trade War, A New Trade World? with Lawrence Herman

Nearly four decades after Canada tied its economic future to […]

29.08.2026 50

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Cic Staff

Democracy in Uniform — Canada’s Defence Shift and the Debate Over Militarization

At the 2026 Victoria Forum, CIC Victoria President Chris Kilford argues that Canada’s defence shift is not a turn toward militarization.

27.08.2026 20

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Chris Kilford

Canada’s Gordie Howe Hat Trick

Canada says enough. No more bad deals, no more waiting on a partner that can’t be trusted.

26.08.2026 40

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Bessma Momani

War, Diplomacy and Repression: The Three-Pronged Strategy of Iran’s Islamic Republic

The U.S.-Israeli Wars on Iran Achieved the Opposite of Their Intended Goal.

25.08.2026 30

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Saeed Rahnema

Canada’s Opportunity to Remake Its Economy through Critical Strategic Minerals

Energy crisis as an opportunity, but not the one Canada thinks.

24.08.2026 40

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Andy Hira

Two Solutions for the Strait of Hormuz Straitjacket

Existing pipelines can blunt Iran’s leverage today, but renewables are the only way to end it.

24.08.2026 40

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Andy Hira

From Partner to Threat: How Canada’s Arctic Narrative on Russia Changed After Ukraine

Canada’s four most recent federal Arctic strategies reveal how Ottawa reconstituted Russia from a pragmatic partner in Arctic cooperation into a...

20.08.2026 30

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Nathan Feltmate

Is There a Deal, and How Will It Be Sold?

With a tariff deadline looming, Canada and the United States […]

15.08.2026 80

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Cic Staff

What Canada’s shipbuilding strategy is getting right, and where it is still failing

The most capable warship in the world means nothing if Canada waits a generation to receive it.

14.08.2026 50

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Elinor Sloan

Canada Is Not Hedging on China; It Is Bandwagoning with Washington

Sixteen years of parliamentary statements, defence documents, military procurement, and joint exercises tell a consistent story: alignment with the US...

12.08.2026 40

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Nicolas-François Perron

War Without an Exit: Washington’s Trial-and-Error Strategy in the War on Iran

After five months of escalation, Washington is still searching for an exit from a war whose aims were never clearly defined.

07.08.2026 50

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Mohammad Yaghi

Canada Needs a Strategy for the AI Deployment Phase

Ottawa’s new AI strategy addresses models and chips. The real contest for AI sovereignty is happening one layer up, in deployment, and Canada is not...

06.08.2026 40

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Fouâd Oveisy

Bill C-70 Is Not Enough: Canada Needs Media Literacy in Schools and Real Rules for Platforms

The Foreign Interference Commission identified disinformation as the single greatest threat to Canadian democracy, yet Ottawa’s signature...

04.08.2026 40

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Simon Hogue

The Year of Living Dangerously

Canada may have to pay a steep price whether it […]

01.08.2026 70

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Cic Staff

What Will Success Look Like in the Canada–Philippines Strategic Partnership?

A new Strategic Partnership will be judged by whether it delivers shared economic opportunity, democratic accountability, and meaningful inclusion for...

30.07.2026 50

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Marko de Guzman

The Climate Risk in Canada’s Rush to Build AI

Ottawa is investing billions to expand domestic AI capacity and reduce reliance on foreign infrastructure. But as extreme weather risks grow, the...

30.07.2026 60

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Josh Grignon

Space Security: A Three-Body Problem with Global Impact

As US, Russian and Chinese rivalry intensifies, the UN faces a narrowing window to keep outer space secure for all.

29.07.2026 60

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Paul Meyer