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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

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Canada's Arctic defense strategy strengthens surveillance from sky to sea

If Canada’s Arctic investments translate into real capability, they could strengthen North American defense in practical ways.

20.03.2026 4

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

Welcome to the ‘gray zone’ − home to nefarious international acts that fall short of outright conflict

Nations are becoming adept at provocations that fall in the area between routine peacetime actions and open warfare.

03.03.2026 10

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

Canada’s tactical Ukraine strategy reinforces the North Atlantic

What has evolved in Ottawa’s messaging is how that war is being geographically situated.

20.02.2026 5

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

Why the madman theory fails in today’s media ecosystem

Credibility now rests on coherence across institutions and consistency over time, not on episodic displays of volatility. 

06.02.2026 5

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

Mark Carney is right about the end of the old order — and that’s the problem

The age of smooth globalization, unipolarity and middle-power brokerage is over. 

23.01.2026 10

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

The Hans Island Whisky War offers valuable lessons on Greenland

The lesson of the Whisky War is that strategic importance does not require theatrical melodrama.

16.01.2026 20

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

Is the US 'blockade' of Venezuela lawful? 

When one looks closely at what the United States is actually doing at sea, the claim of a blockade becomes far less convincing. 

02.01.2026 10

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

Canada’s new defense agency helps Ottawa get out its own way

It is a blunt admission that Canada has run out of room to hide a systemic failure that has long undermined both its national defense and its value...

19.12.2025 10

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

The future of US-Canada defense: A new NORAD for the digital age

Just as the first NORAD transformed geography into security, the next one must transform connectivity into security. 

07.11.2025 9

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

Canada’s tri-theater strategy to deny, deter and defend in the North

The concept is simple: Make every probe costly, every approach dangerous and every act of sabotage perilous long before it matures.

10.10.2025 8

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

‘Minilateralism’ challenges the old multilateral system

The international order is evolving quickly, with new cooperation mechanisms replacing inferior multilateral frameworks.

06.08.2025 10

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

Joseph Nye is dead, and the illusion of ethical power politics should die too

Nye’s signature ideas — soft power, the liberal order, ethical realism — are artifacts of an age that is over.

26.05.2025 10

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

Another barrier to nuclear war between India and Pakistan has fallen

Something fundamental has changed. India has set a new threshold: It will no longer absorb attacks without a kinetic response.

19.05.2025 10

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

This conclave must rescue the Catholic Church from Francis' legacy

The next pope cannot merely adjust the tone or refine the messaging — he must reverse course.

08.05.2025 10

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

Canada needs a real Arctic strategy. The new prime minister doesn’t have one.

Carney’s proposed Arctic strategy reflects his fixation on green policies rather than concrete security needs.

28.03.2025 10

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

Canada’s parochial panic about Trump’s America is ridiculous

Much of the alarmist rhetoric in Canada stems from a fundamental failure to grasp the evolution of U.S. strategic thought.

10.03.2025 20

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

A realist analysis: This is Zelensky’s war

Ultimately, this war did not have to happen. The interaction of systemic pressures with human flaws drove Ukraine into conflict.

26.02.2025 20

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

A strong Canada is good for the US — Americans should welcome Canadian nationalism

A nationalist Canada is not a Canada that resents the U.S. — it is one that understands its own value in the world and strengthens North America by...

16.02.2025 10

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

'Centrist dads' (and moms) are the quiet leaders we need

The attacks on centrism stem from a fundamental misreading of history and politics.

12.02.2025 10

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

The Middle East’s new ‘cold war’: Gulf states against neo-Ottoman Turkey

The fall of the Assad regime has shattered the Middle East status quo.

14.01.2025 8

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

Open auditions to be America’s 51st state

The U.S. already has 50 states — and all of them are less of a mess than Canada or Britain.

09.01.2025 20

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

A flawed peacemaker: Jimmy Carter was wrong on Hamas and Israel

By failing to fully appreciate the asymmetry between a democratic state defending itself against terrorism and an organization committed to that...

31.12.2024 20

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

Trump isn’t manifesting destiny, he’s mastering the media

This latest round of territorial musings is vintage Trump — provocative, headline-grabbing and unserious.

28.12.2024 7

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor