Canada needs to turn to local action in order to address global challenges. Doing so will make a better contribution to a tumultuous world than would international busy-ness. "This is what happens when you think you are an island in an intermestic world", says author...
Canada must honestly examine how despite tensions with China, it can improve its commercial success to address the systemic trade imbalance. Parliament, under the leadership of Conservative Foreign Affairs Critic Erin O’ Toole voted to form a special China committee...
Populism is as much a right-wing as it is a left-wing phenomenon, because it is not built on a politics but on identity: "There is us, and there is them, and they can never become us, nor do we want them to." Former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez In partnership with...
Populism - and particularly its authoritarian variant - has been making increasingly frequent appearances in liberal democracies, and solidifying gains in illiberal ones. In Canada, such a phenomenon can appear a distant threat, it hovers over foes and allies alike,...
Challenging populism in foreign aid: a post-election agenda for Canada? In partnership with SAGE Publications, one article of key significance from every new issue of International Journal is chosen to be featured in the IJ Spotlight Series. The unabridged version of...
Justin Massie argues that party leaders should remove partisanship from the discussion of foreign affairs. In partnership with SAGE Publications, one article of key significance from every new issue of International Journal is chosen to be featured in the IJ Spotlight...
Bob Publicover provides a review of “Canada is Not Back”(2019) by Jocelyn Coulon Book Review “Canada is Not Back” Jocelyn Coulon: James Lorimer & Company, Toronto, 2019. $24.95 softcover. The day I spent slogging through Jocelyn Coulon’s recent book on the current...
Earlier this month, the United Nations held the first ever global meeting on peace and stability in cyberspace. While there is little reason to expect states to reach a final agreement on major issues, this forum could have a lot to offer so long as states remain...
Did the ambassador’s reportorial vanity lead him to underestimate the venality and rage that has infected government circles from the Brexit mess? Former UK Ambassador to the US: Sir Kim Darroch In partnership with SAGE Publications, one article of key significance...
A Huawei IPO: One Small Step for Founder Ren but one giant step forward for reform In partnership with SAGE Publications, one article of key significance from every new issue of International Journal is chosen to be featured in the IJ Spotlight Series. The unabridged...