Canadian Foreign Policy in a Nastier World
I delivered the opening speech at the Summit on Canada's Global Leadership in Ottawa on November 27, 2019. The event brought together...
Trudeau’s foreign policy must focus on containing threats from friends, foes
Quoted in: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-future-foreign-policy-must-focus-on-containing-threats-from-friends/ With...
With tectonic international shifts, our foreign affairs strategy shouldn’t be an afterthought | The
Foreign policy has rarely figured prominently in Canadian elections. With few direct threats to our security, privileged access to the...
In a Nastier World, 'Pooling Risk' is a Smart Strategy for Democratic Middle Powers
Twenty-two democratic countries, including Canada, signed a letter earlier this week condemning China's mass detention of ethnic Uighurs
Justin Trudeau reshuffles cabinet amid corruption scandal
ft.com/content/6deb935c-3c44-11e9-b72b-2c7f526ca5d0 Justin Trudeau is facing the biggest crisis of his political career as pressure...
Why Canada should care – a lot – about that UN Security Council seat | Globe and Mail
Canada will stand for election to the United Nations Security Council in June, 2020. Our competitors are Norway and Ireland. Of the three...
Canada should suspend arms exports to Saudi Arabia, says former Trudeau adviser
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/powerandpolitics/canada-urged-to-suspend-arms-deliveries-saudi-arabia-1.4918876
Khashoggi murder case a test for despots everywhere
Published in Toronto Star The disappearance and possible murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi is an important test case...
Canada's Doughnut Strategy | NPR
To negotiate the new trade deal, Canadians courted US officials at every level of government, forming what some have called a doughnut...
Canada's Security Council Campaign
I gave this interview on CTV's "Power Play" https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1497983
Canadian Foreign Policy on the Skids? | TVO The Agenda
I participated in this discussion on TVO's "The Agenda with Steve Paikin." Description: "Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks about...
In a dog-eat-dog world, Canada needs to rethink foreign policy
"The urgency of Canada-U.S. relations has sucked attention away from the rest of our foreign policy" Quoted in:...
Six Takeaways from the Defence Department's Latest Poll of Canadians
Canada's Department of National Defence has released the results of a public opinion survey conducted by the Earnscliffe Strategy Group...
Dear Donald: Canada's Tariffs are Lower than America's
President Donald Trump insists that other advanced industrialized countries – including Canada, France, Germany and the United Kingdom –...
