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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

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Canada's defense industrial strategy is, unfortunately, just a jobs program

What it cares about is steering defense dollars toward Canadian firms, Canadian intellectual property and Canadian supply chains.

05.06.2026 1

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

What is ‘strategic autonomy’ – and why is everyone suddenly reaching for it?

The leaders of Canada, France, India and Turkey are among those looking to leverage their ability to say ‘no’ to Washington.

04.06.2026 7

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

Alberta is about to hold a referendum. Washington isn’t prepared.

Washington has already made choices with real consequences, and it has made them without any strategy.

15.05.2026 6

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

Canada's drift toward Europe is all about Washington

The debate is not really about EU membership: It is about Canadian strategic drift.

24.04.2026 10

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

Is Trump heading to a Pyrrhic victory in Iran?

Pyrrhus was said to have remarked that one more victory would leave his kingdom ‘utterly ruined.’ Some see echoes in US interventions in the...

22.04.2026 10

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Canada hit NATO's 2 percent target — but hold the applause for now

Washington should be careful about what it reads into that number.

10.04.2026 10

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor

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 20

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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 30

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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 20

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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 20

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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 20

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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 40

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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 40

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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 30

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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 30

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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 20

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‘Minilateralism’ challenges the old multilateral system

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

06.08.2025 30

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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 30

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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 30

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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 20

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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 30

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Andrew Latham, Opinion Contributor