Mélanie Joly has an opportunity to give Canada’s foreign policy the coherence it’s been missing
An agenda for Canada's new foreign minister.

The World’s Democracies, Including Canada, Face a Historic Choice
Roland Paris and Jennifer Welsh set out an agenda for global "democracy support," focusing on the most urgent tasks.

Canadian Views on China: From Ambivalence to Distrust
Chatham House, July 2020. Canadian attitudes towards China have soured dramatically, marking a new phase in Canada-China relations.
Navigating the New World Disorder: Canada’s Post-Pandemic Foreign Policy
Geopolitical shifts accelerated by the pandemic crisis pose serious foreign-policy challenges for Canada.

Disunited Democracies Cannot Face the Challenge of China
Chatham House, June 2020. Democratic states must settle on an approach to China that combines clarity of purpose, resolve and restraint.
Can Middle Powers Save the Liberal World Order?
Chatham House, June 2019. Many middle powers have been warning about threats to the rules-based order. Now they need to act.
Canada Is on the Front Lines of Challenges to Rule of Law
Chatham House, January 2019. China’s "hostage diplomacy" poses a challenge to all countries that uphold the rule of law.
Time to Make Ourselves Useful: An Open Letter to the 2015 Federal Election Winner
Literary Review of Canada, March 2015
Evolution or Escalation? Canada's Military Mission in Iraq
Centre for International Policy Studies, University of Ottawa, Policy Brief no. 26 (January 2015).
Collective Defence and Common Security: Twin Pillars of the Atlantic Alliance
Group of Policy Experts Report to the NATO Secretary-General, June 2014
The Truth About Afghanistan
Policy Options (March-April 2014), pp. 26-33
The Truth About Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan
Canada’s military mission in Afghanistan officially ends this month. It began in 2001 with the dispatch of a small number of special...

The Digital Diplomacy Revolution: Why is Canada Lagging Behind?
Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute, Policy Paper (June 2013)
Rethinking Canada's International Priorities
Co-edited with Fen Osler Hampson, CIPS-NPSIA Report, 2010. Essays.
Scaling Back Expectations in Afghanistan
Centre for International Policy Studies Policy Brief no. 2, Feb. 2009.