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Standing up to Russian Imperialism: The Visegrád Group, the Bucharest Nine and the Lublin Triangle

Standing up to Russian Imperialism: The Visegrád Group, the Bucharest Nine and the Lublin Triangle

The disintegration of the former USSR in 1991 created a new environment in Central and Eastern Europe that resulted in political and societal...

22.07.2025 4

OpenCanada

Michalina Szymoniak

Building the Indispensable Partnership Between Political Leaders and Public Servants 

Building the Indispensable Partnership Between Political Leaders and Public Servants 

One of Prime Minister Carney’s priorities is to reenergize and reinvigorate the public service, so as to successfully facilitate his ambitious...

21.07.2025 4

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Sergio Marchi

The RCMP’s Structural Investigation into the Israel-Hamas War: What we do and don’t know

The RCMP’s Structural Investigation into the Israel-Hamas War: What we do and don’t know

In the wake of the recent revelation that the RCMP had opened a structural investigation into international crimes committed during the...

15.07.2025 1

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Mark Kersten

A Calculated Burn: How Israel and Iran Tested the Limits of Modern Deterrence

A Calculated Burn: How Israel and Iran Tested the Limits of Modern Deterrence

Introduction – A Short, Sharp War with Long Shadows History, especially in the Middle East, rarely offers tidy endings. The 12-day war between...

15.07.2025 1

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Abbas Qaidari

China-Canada Relations: High Tariffs and Low Trust

China-Canada Relations: High Tariffs and Low Trust

In recent articles, Chinese analysts write that US President Donald Trump’s aggressive rhetoric and tariffs against Canada should prompt Ottawa to...

11.07.2025 1

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Michael Kovrig

The Deadly Tango of Netanyahu and Khamenei

The Deadly Tango of Netanyahu and Khamenei

Exactly ten years ago, in an article titled “The Political Tango of Netanyahu and Khamenei” published in Open Canada, I noted that although there...

08.07.2025 1

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Saeed Rahnema