Chechnya’s LGBTQ2+ Human Rights Violations: An Opportunity for a Canadian-Led Response?
On December 17th, 2020, then-Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs François-Philippe Champagne issued a statement condemning Chechnya’s ongoing human…
Canada’s Opportunities in International Telecommunications Union Discussions
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is one of the lesser known specialized agencies of the United Nations. Yet,…
Featured Research: A comparative analysis of China and Russia engagement in gray zone conflicts
Our partner publication, Canadian Foreign Policy Journal, recently released a new issue on the theme of “Trade and Conflict”.…
Grey Zone Conflict and Security First in a Post-Pandemic World
Since 9/11, the search for American stability has seen many forms: preventing terrorism, fixing failed and fragile states…
Canada Needs to Broaden its Grey Zone Defences
Just over a year ago, Open Canada hosted an essay contest where junior scholars were asked to reflect…
An E-Diplomacy Effort Between Ukrainian, Russian and Canadian Experts
As the Ukraine-Russia-West conflict continues and shows no sign of disappearing, International Channels for Diplomacy (ICDiplomacy.com) organized its…
BRICS: An Expanding Global Footprint
This year’s BRICS Summit began on July 9th, and, given the macroeconomic and geopolitical context that currently characterises…
Selling Ukraine’s Fragile Peace with a Silent War
The UN mission to Ukraine recently announced that 4300 people have been killed since the war started in…
For the West, war isn’t working anymore
It’s mid-September, the seasons are changing — and Canadians have every reason to feel uneasy. The erstwhile global…