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Canada should spotlight abducted Ukrainian children in peace talks

A half-dozen ministers and advisers stand in a line as Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a podium. He is in soft focus and in profile while the others are in focus.

Carney’s deputy minister shuffle raises national security questions

Stacked shipping containers.

How Canada can prepare for high-pressure U.S. demands on sovereignty and trade

Mark Carney in closeup with the World Economic Forum sign in the background.

Giving life to the Carney vision for Canada

Elghawaby speaks in front of an array of arms holding microphones.

Canada’s national amnesia on Islamophobia

Three children look out from a window with bars on it as a Venezuelan flag passs by.

When borders become suggestions

The Prime Minister of Canada stands inside an auto parts factory, surrounded by industry representatives, workers, and journalists, in front of a vehicle.

Chinese EVs : the wrong security debate

The bow of a ship cutting through iceflows in the twilight Arctic waters.

Why does the U.S. support Chinese interests in the Arctic?

The two men sit opposite each other, separated by a small dark wood accent table with a pot of flowers and two water bottles. Behind them are two flags and a purple and pink backdrop that says ASEAN, Indonesia 2023.

In the Indo-Pacific, Canada has core interests but weak clout

Attendees sit at a very long and very wide blond-wood table. At least 10 people sit on each side, the Americans on one side; the Canadians on the other. They each have folders, notebooks and individual microphones in front of them. The group is relaxed, with most people smiling. At the far end of the table, a Canadian and American flag hangs on tall posts. On the walls are wooden crests of arms and provincial symbols.

Canada’s core national interests will have to lie in North America

Canada should look North to refocus foreign policy – and regain lost middle-power status

Canada has lost its purpose in foreign relations. It’s time for a review

In a cavernous rood with a domed ceiled and stone pillars lining the walls, Joly speaks at a lectern as she addresses a seated crowd of people at round tables. Behind Joly is a row of 11 Canadian flags draped on poles. Above her is a large screen with written info.

Canadian diplomacy needs to find its way back from the wilderness

Transport trucks approach the Canada/USA border crossing in Windsor, Ont. on Saturday, March 21, 2020.

Stress testing Canadian governance

With Hannaford’s unexpected pick, “the qualifications for clerk are changing”

Perspectives on the Ottawa convoy protest and the Rouleau commission report

Emergency law needs to change for the climate crisis era

It’s time to get tougher on travel-related terrorism

A close-up of two paper versions of the Globe and Mail.

Information leaks can be critical to preserving democracy

Storm clouds gather over a yellow canola field.

Countering China’s economic coercion by building on a European initiative

The war in Afghanistan was a war of communication

We must increase confidence in Canada’s security and intelligence enterprise

Should Canada change the channel on Fox News?

Managing asylum claims in a federal system with lessons from Germany

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