Panel discussion on "Middle Powers in the Age of Turmoil" with Roland Paris, Constanze Stelzenmüller and Amitav Acharya at the Helsinki Security Forum 2026.

The Trump administration announced a ban on the import of a range of Canadian goods, in response to Ottawa’s retaliatory tariffs that came into effect earlier in the day. Roland Paris analyzes the implications of these moves.

Quoted in: https://digital.elmercurio.com/2026/09/18/A/UN4M3IML

Quoted in: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-09-18/carney-pursues-eu-partnership-investment-boom-to-reduce-us-dependence

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7348448

I did this interview on DW news on 16 September 2026, shortly after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the European Union would explore "associate membership" for Canada. What does this mean for the future relationship between Canada and the EU?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0031kr2

Excerpt from article (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/16/von-der-leyen-mark-carney-canada-eu-first-associate-member): Roland Paris, the director of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa and a foreign affairs adviser to the former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, said the term “associate member” has taken too much focus and “doesn’t really matter” in the long term. “My hunch is that von der Leyen was hoping to ral

What is the future relationship between Canada and the EU? Roland Paris speaks with BBC News on September 16, 2026.

The US–Canada trade war is a test not only economic strength but also political will. On the latter, Canada may have an advantage.