In an episode of the Red Passport podcast, former Canadian Ambassador to the UN Bob Rae offers an unabashed assessment of the ...

To fully understand the complexities and possible consequences of Canada’s increased involvement in the South China Sea, it ...

Today, some 12,000 nuclear warheads are still in the arsenals of the nine nuclear-armed states. Image: Vilius Kukanauskas/Pixabay. The launch of the missile from somewhere in the Pacific by an unknown ...

Canada's recent federal budget slashed $2.7 billion in foreign aid over four years. Photo: Yolanda Arguello/Pixabay. As the government advances this agenda, it has neglected two other foreign policy ...

Kyle Hiebert is a researcher and independent political risk analyst located in Montreal, focused on globalization, conflict and emerging technologies. He was formerly based in Cape Town and ...

Walk into a policy meeting in Ottawa and you will hear a familiar refrain: the Arctic is under threat, sovereignty must be defended, deterrence must be visible. The imagery is predictable – ...

Open Canada is an online magazine published by the Canadian International Council that aims to engage Canadians from all walks of life in a conversation about foreign policy and international affairs.

When I served as Minister of International Trade, my stakeholders were overwhelmingly Canadian business owners who were involved in the importing and exporting sectors. And many of them would come to ...

Canadian delegates joined refugees with lived experience, representing an inclusive delegation at the UNHCR Consultations on Resettlement and Complementary Pathways 2025 conference in Geneva. Photo: ...

In the wake of the recent revelation that the RCMP had opened a structural investigation into international crimes committed during the Israeli-Hamas conflict in early 2024, many have projected their ...

Executive Director of StrategicEffects and Chief Executive of Kovrig Group In recent articles, Chinese analysts write that US President Donald Trump’s aggressive rhetoric and tariffs against Canada ...

In April 2025 South Korea quietly took delivery of 548,000 barrels of Canadian heavy crude, valued at C$82.3 million. The barrels, purchased by HD Hyundai Oilbank, represented just 0.7 percent of ...