The Globalist

Rather than showing dynamism on the world stage, Canada is turning inwards to manage big challenges in federal/ provincial and U.S. relations.

Reflections on three key Canadian challenges coming up in bilateral relations with the U.S.

The elections have made Canadian politics more complex: It is now chess — not checkers.

As Canada heads into elections, the vote still seems distributed in a way that Justin Trudeau’s Liberals will ultimately return to power, perhaps in a minority government.

The Meng Wanzhou affair has profound implications for diplomacy everywhere.

Canada will always be at risk of being used as a proxy as the U.S. manages internal and external conflicts.

Multiple diplomatic spats raise questions about Saudi concept of sovereignty and its human rights obligations internationally.

Far from strengthening the U.S. economy, Trump’s punitive tariffs destroy global supply chains.

In the age of Trump, the rest of the world now stands alone.

Probing the economic wisdom of the UK leaving the EU’s “Common Wealth” for former imperial shores.