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Democracies are certainly friends of Canada, but what about the ‘in-between’ countries?

Published in The Globe and Mail, 31 Oct. 2022 Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland’s speech in Washington earlier this month signalled...

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.

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