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On International Women’s Day, the interim president of the Native Women’s Association of Canada, Francyne Joe, talks indigenous activism and recounts her own path to leadership.

As Barack Obama packs up from the West Wing, here are some of the most memorable moments that grabbed Canada’s attention.

Here are the longform journalism pieces that stuck with us all year long.

Are the world’s most pressing problems unsolvable? Not so, says Foreign Affairs editor Jonathan Tepperman. OpenCanada’s Krista Hessey chats with him about his new book, the need for gutsy global leadership and what other countries can learn from Canada.

Donald Trump said many things during the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign that caused unease. Here are just three of Trump’s campaign promises that Canadians specifically will be closely watching. 

Is the alliance showing enough might against Russia? Should Turkey’s crackdown on military officials be worrying? Krista Hessey recaps this month’s NATO event in Toronto.  

Following the world premiere of All Governments Lie, director Fred Peabody and Rolling Stones’ Matt Taibbi discuss I.F. Stone’s legacy, and the importance of going your own way.

What did the international community achieve this week? And was it enough? We asked experts to weigh in.

You know it’s fall when TIFF comes to town. We highlight the films to keep an eye on this festival season.

From history made to leaked emails, here are the takeaways
you may have missed from this week’s convention in Philadelphia. 

As the widely syndicated U.S. radio show marks
20 years, its tireless host chats with OpenCanada’s Krista Hessey on the impact
of U.S. foreign policy, the role of the media and the continued growth of her
news program. 

The Hot
Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival began this week. In anticipation of the festival, we scoured the list for the most
exciting, insightful and touching films dealing with international affairs.

Even if Clinton takes the nomination, will the
fire sparked by Sanders’ conviction smoulder on? CNN’s Sally Kohn talks politics
and the U.S. election with OpenCanada.

While Trudeau distinguishes his approach from that of his
predecessor — once a close ally to Netanyahu — his government’s stance on
Israel is still unclear. 

This leak is just the tip of the iceberg. From
Prime Minister Trudeau’s reaction to what’s next, here’s what Canadians should
know about the issue. 

Before his
death in 2014, James Foley had set out to tell stories from Syria before the
conflict had caught the world’s attention. Now, in a new documentary, Foley’s
childhood friend Brian Oakes sets out to tell a more complete story of the man
himself. 

Progressives from Canada and beyond descended on Ottawa to talk policy
and the future of the left last week. Here’s what you missed.

U.S. President
Barack Obama travelled to Havana this week, laying to rest Cold War tensions
and ushering in a new phase of relations with Latin America. Here are key
takeaways.

Obama and
Trudeau announced their shared vision last week. Were the new initiatives the
end goal of the trip and will there be time to implement them? 

In between photo ops and poutine offerings,
leaders did manage to discuss policy on Thursday — here are the top takeaways.