Dragon Slayer: The Partial Foreign Policy of Erin O’Toole’s Conservative Party

Arjun Singh, Asia-Pacific, Canada, China, Rights, Security, Security, Trade and the Economy, Society, Trade October 13, 2020 Arjun Singh

Upon Erin O’Toole’s election to lead Canada’s Conservatives, Arjun Singh examines the party’s foreign policy platform.

An Olive Branch Overdue: India, Pakistan and the Normalization of Trade

Anthony Galea, Diplomatic Relations, India, Security, Trade and the Economy, Trade July 16, 2016 Anthony Galea

As emerging economies, India and Pakistan have a lot of potential to engage in beneficial trade. Anthony Galea examines their hostile relationship and what the countries stand to gain from a normalization of relations.

Does Free Trade Give the Economic Shakes

Anojan Nicholas, Diplomatic Relations, Energy & Resources, Global Governance, Investment, Security, Trade and the Economy, Trade December 7, 2015 Anojan Nicholas

Anojan examines the pros and cons of free trade

Critical Defence Materials: REEs and the EU

Ben Hess, Defense, Development, Diplomatic Relations, Energy & Resources, Europe, Investment, Procurement, Trade November 25, 2015 Benjamin Hess

In the final part of the Critical Defence Materials series, Ben looks at EU handling of REEs

How the Internet was Won, and then lost again under TPP

Asia-Pacific, Canada, Culture, cyber security, Global Governance, Ian Goertz, International Relations, Investment, Security, Security, Trade and the Economy, Society, Technology, The United States of America, Trade November 20, 2015 Ian Goertz

As part of the NATO Association of Canada’s series of articles about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Ian Goertz explores how the landmark deal will affect Internet rights, including copyright, privacy and security.

Critical Defence Minerals: REEs

Asia-Pacific, Ben Hess, Central Asia, Defence Spending, Defense, Energy & Resources, Global Governance, Investment, Procurement, The United States of America, Trade November 13, 2015 Benjamin Hess

In the second part of a series analyzing REE’s and their defence implications, Ben looks at Chinese REE protectionism

Critical Defence Minerals: Rare Earths

Ben Hess, Canada, Defence Spending, Defense, Development, Energy & Resources, Investment, Procurement, Technology, Trade October 28, 2015 Benjamin Hess

Consumer demand for certain technologies such as cellular phones and computers has expanded dramatically, and the supply of specialty minerals required for their manufacture has become a centralized enterprise. These same specialty minerals are also required for defence technologies, which has resulted in the creation of a near-monopoly for most of the minerals required to […]

The AIIB and Beijing’s Vision for a Sinocentric World Order

Africa, Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, International Relations, Investment, Japan, John Pollock, Security, Trade and the Economy, The United States of America, Trade October 21, 2015 John Pollock

John Pollock examines the role of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in China’s world view as the financial weight of Beijing is increasingly felt by US allies and opponents alike.

Stavanger 2015—Looking ahead to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (Pt. 3)

Canada, Canada's NATO, Climate Change, Defence Spending, Defense, Development, Diplomatic Relations, Eastern Europe and Russia, Energy & Resources, Europe, Ian Goertz, International Relations, NATO, Russia, Search and Rescue, Security, The Arctic, The United States of America, Trade, Uncategorized October 3, 2015 Ian Goertz

In Part 3 of this ongoing series, Ian examines a draft by the Science and Technology Committee concerning emerging challenges and opportunities in the Arctic; an important issue at the upcoming Assembly in Stavanger, Norway.

What Should Be the Foreign Policy Priority of the Next Canadian Government?

Aishwarya Sahai, Canada, Defense, Diplomatic Relations, Editors' Forum, Ian Goertz, International Relations, Jonas Becker, Michael Lumbers, NATO, Security, Trade September 28, 2015 NATO Association of Canada

As Canada’s three major political party leaders debate the future of Canadian foreign policy tonight, our program editors weigh in.

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