Who are Canada’s friends? Justin Trudeau needs to figure that out fast
Trudeau was here to ask the Dutch to double down on those values alongside Canada — and solidify his own principles in foreign policy at...
As Biden arrives in Europe, allies have a fear: Trump's possible return
Roland Paris, a former foreign policy adviser to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, asked last fall, "How could tens of millions of...
Facing Canada's Future: Canada in the World
Panel discussion during the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada's 25th annual conference, October 29, 2021.


Trudeau taps Melanie Joly to be Canada’s 5th top diplomat in 6 years
“There is an issue with the remarkable turnover in the role, and it’s an issue because it’s a position … that has a steep learning...
Mélanie Joly vows ‘humility and audacity’ as Trudeau’s fifth Foreign Affairs Minister
Roland Paris, a former foreign-policy adviser to Mr. Trudeau and director of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at...
Canada faces immediate, long-term decisions on China ties after two Michaels' return
University of Ottawa professor Roland Paris, who served as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first foreign policy adviser, says the...
A World in Flux: Foreign Policy Options for the Next Canadian Government
Panel discussion: Roland Paris, Peter Boehm, Andrea Charron and Bessma Momani, moderated by Madelaine Drohan.


Canadian election 2021: can the opposition sustain its surge?
“He [Erin O'Toole] has a difficult balancing act,” said Roland Paris, professor of international affairs at the University of Ottawa. “He...
Disillusionment breeds frustration in US allies
The lightning collapse of Afghanistan’s government reminded everyone of painful realities they preferred not to face.
Canada to wind down Afghanistan evacuation efforts within days
Roland Paris, a professor of public and international affairs at the University of Ottawa and a former foreign-policy adviser to Mr....