Canadian Foreign Policy

Will the U.S. crowd out Canada?

If Harper led Canada’s role abroad, Baird’s real impact was in creating division at home. By David Carment.

In an interview with CBC News, Mohamed Fahmy’s brother says family is “devastated. We literally had our bags packed.”

Canada must plan for the eventual normalization of relations with Tehran.

Man of principle or Harper’s mouthpiece? The nation’s pundits assess Canada’s outgoing foreign minister.

The new director of the Munk School of Global Affairs talks funding, elections and the state of the world.

Considering the country’s human rights record, our arms deal should be cancelled, argues Peggy Mason.

Measuring Canada’s relationship with the world over the past year.

Jeremy Kinsman on how the prime minister has projected himself and Canada in the world.

Canada’s digital diplomacy falls back on divisive, “you are either with us or against us” strategies. By David Carment and Ariane Sadjed.

Adam Chapnick on what was missing from the debate over Canadian military action in Iraq.

Commentary should be cautious when assigning responsibility for attacks, says Steve Saideman.

Pablo Heidrich and Laura Macdonald evaluate the Conservative government’s economic diplomacy.

Sergio Marchi considers Canada’s long legacy in the international sphere.

The Harper government has distanced itself from a multilateral approach to foreign policy. Do Canadians agree? By Roland Paris.

Harper is still an internationalist, albeit of a different kind, argues Ian Brodie

Don’t cut ties with Russia and let the U.S. be the bad cop, writes Hanna Kassab. Canada must keep its ‘good cop’ status.

Israel has the right to defend itself, says Paul Heinbecker. But it must do more to distinguish between civilians and legitimate military targets.

Sergio Marchi on the shortcomings of Stephen Harper’s ‘hit and run’ foreign policy.

Since 2003 Canada has departed from its historical policy-making prerogatives and hurts its soft power reputation, says Hanna Samir Kassab.