Politics – Views & Research

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How Canada could defend itself against an American invasion

Aisha Ahmad, University of Toronto and Jeremy Wildeman, Carleton University; L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Playful satire or weaponized play? Why White House video games are so problematic

Scott DeJong, Concordia University

A man sits with headphones on playing a game on a laptop.

Albertans disapprove of Donald Trump — and his brand is weakening separatism, too

Steven Nuss, Simon Fraser University; Clifton van der Linden, McMaster University, and Mark Pickup

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The cycle of hate: How Canada and the U.S. entered a cycle of hostility and how they can break it

Victoria Esses, Western University; Allison Harell, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM); Hazel Rose Markus, Stanford University, and Prerna Singh, Brown University

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Canada must consider even unlikely threats — including an American invasion

Andrea Charron, University of Manitoba

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A crowd of students hold up protest signs. One reads 'alcohol is not consent.'

The Cornell 7 case proves we’re still trapped in a rape culture déjà vu

Meredith Ralston, Mount Saint Vincent University

Russian team ‘misused’ Claude AI to train a killer drone on scraped Ukrainian war footage

John R. Heckman, Brock University

A man walks through a harvested corn field with a rifle slung over this back and a destroyed drone hanging from his hand, as the field burns to his right

What Canada could gain from joining the EU’s Erasmus+ program, and what’s unresolved

Dale Kirby, Memorial University of Newfoundland

A slender man with short grey hair speaks at a lectern in front of the EU flag.

Thanks, Trump: Why Canada may become the European Union’s first ever ‘associate member’

Stewart Prest, University of British Columbia

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From French outpost to Euro-Canadian corridor? Why Carney and Macron met in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Paco Milhiet, Institut catholique de Paris (ICP)

A man with short grey hair and a man with short dark hair clasp hands standing front of the Canadian and French flags on a sunny day.

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Canada’s settlement services are going digital. AI should support workers, not replace them

Hamed Kazemzadeh, University of Calgary; L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Prediction markets are going mainstream. What does that mean for public health and democracy?

Noah Eliot Vanderhoeven, Western University

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The ICJ prepares a landmark ruling on the Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar

San Beauchemin, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

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4 steps Canada must take to get its own act together before an EU associate membership

Stéphane Dion, Université de Montréal

Emmanuel Macron holds Mark Carney’s hand on the airport tarmac.

Brazil election: Authoritarian right gain an edge, fuelled by voter apathy and discontent

Sergio Abranches, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

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Nepal could show the world how to recover sustainably from a major disaster

Sara Shneiderman, University of British Columbia and Amy Leigh Johnson, Berry College

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Two new reports show that Canada needs to do much more to tackle climate change

H. Damon Matthews, Concordia University

A man speaks from a podium next to red flags. A NATO banner is behind him.

From east to west: Why Turkey is playing both sides

Spyros A. Sofos, Simon Fraser University

Antisemitism in Canada, 3 years after Oct. 7: What the numbers show, and what Ottawa hasn’t done

Carson Phillips, Gratz College and Regan Lipes, MacEwan University

Two women sitting on the floor and crying as they hug each other at a remembrance site.

Democracy needs its champions. Here’s a proposal on how to fund them

Sarah Burton, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Michael Karanicolas, Dalhousie University; Institute for Humane Studies

A cardboard cutout of Donald Trump in an orange prison jumpsuit that reads 'liar'

Why the Iranian diaspora is so bitterly divided — in Canada and abroad

Jean-François Ratelle, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Parsa Makvandi, Queen's University, Ontario

People raise the middle finger at other protesters as police stand watch. Iranian, Israeli and American flags are visible.

A new ‘NATO of the East?’ Why the Mecca pact isn’t quite what it seems

Saira Bano, Thompson Rivers University

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The right to truth — and justice — need to be part of this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Pauline Wakeham, Western University

A group of people burn a document in an outdoor fire

How Canada used the Indian Act to target Indigenous leaders

Amy Swiffen, Concordia University; Keith Cherry, University of Victoria, and Kris Millett, Mount Saint Vincent University

Decoding Trump’s chaos: What science tells us about how Canada — and the world — should respond

Eric Cadesky, University of British Columbia

A rotund man in a white polo shirt in the back of a black SUV. An American flag hangs from a tree overhead.

Trump’s geopolitical aims, not economics, are behind his trade hostility towards Canada

Greg Poelzer, University of Saskatchewan

A rotund man waves as he gets into a large jet with United States emblazoned on its fuselage.

Trump’s ‘renaming’ of Lake Ontario is emblematic of centuries of colonial erasure

Nicole Rosen, University of Manitoba

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Trump’s Lake Ontario bluster: Why treating his sovereignty threats as a joke is dangerous

Cornel Grey, Western University

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Students wrapped in Pride flags standing outdoors.

Alberta’s education reforms tell students public life is safest when differences are hidden

Teresa Anne Fowler, University of Calgary

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How Canada’s immigration caps are trapping its own graduate students

Negar Valizadeh, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

A street sign that reads Trump Avenue with a house in the background.

Place-name politics: Why outrage alone won’t erase Trump’s name

Reuben Rose-Redwood, University of Victoria; CindyAnn Rose-Redwood, University of Victoria, and Derek H. Alderman, University of Tennessee

Banking scandal rocks Brazil’s politics and the country’s presidential election in October

Guilherme Casarões, Florida International University

A protester holds a mask depicting former Brazilian banker Daniel Vorcaro

Canada’s new strategy won’t solve food insecurity or the health issues it creates

Karen Tang, University of Calgary; Lynn McIntyre, University of Calgary, and Sandra Berzins, University of Calgary

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaking at a podium flanked by people, with a display of fresh produce behind him

He’s been in Canada for 27 years. Now a former refugee faces deportation over trips back home

Marika Jeziorek, Balsillie School of International Affairs

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Sharing non‑consensual ‘deepfake’ porn in Canada is now a crime. The law still fails the victims

Emma Kondrup, McGill University; Anne Imouza; Catherine Régis, Université de Montréal, and Reihaneh Rabbany, McGill University

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Correcting the map: How a UN resolution marks a step toward decolonizing world maps

Sébastien Caquard, Concordia University

Canadians distrust government-funded local news, but it might be the industry’s best bad option

Chris Arsenault, Western University

Ontario’s cash bail requirements face a legal wall and are based on flawed logic

Carolyn Yule, University of Guelph and Kaitlin Humer, University of Guelph

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51st state of mind: As Alberta votes on independence, will Trump back separation?

Donald Barry, University of Calgary

A woman in aviator sunglasses with a discerning look on her face in front of a sign that says ERA YES.

How Gloria Steinem shaped — and sometimes over-shadowed — global feminism

Rebecca Sullivan, University of Calgary

Will AI save or ruin democracy? It depends on whether we allow computers to stand in for people

Fenwick McKelvey, Concordia University

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Canada’s National Housing Strategy is failing Indigenous women and children

Katrina Milaney, University of Calgary

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The UN says Israel is targeting Palestinian children. Here’s why the ‘bias’ defence doesn’t hold up

Adam Muller, University of Manitoba

Young Canadians aren’t drifting toward conservative and far-right parties

Bradley Wood-MacLean, University of Toronto and Semra Sevi, University of Toronto

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How AI-powered policing is endangering the public’s trust in police

Tandeep Sidhu, University of Manitoba and Christopher J. Schneider, Brandon University

What Gen Z-led uprisings across Asia reveal about the strengths and limitations of youth protest

Ashika Niraula, Toronto Metropolitan University and Sagar Raj Sharma, Toronto Metropolitan University

A young woman who was protesting is being detained by police.

Data centres and democratic decline could lead to more water conflict in the future

Ryan Durante, Balsillie School of International Affairs

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A man with short grey hair speaks from behind a wooden podium with a carve maple leaf. Canadian flags are behind him.

Mark Carney’s defiance: Canada shows the world how to respond to Donald Trump’s threats

Eric Van Rythoven, Carleton University

A white man in a suit dpeaks from behind a podium surrounded by people. Two Canadian flags are behind him

Canada walked away from a U.S. trade deal. What happens now?

Subhadip Ghosh, MacEwan University

the aftermath of a flood in a town in a green hilled valley...a muddy river burst its banks, homes are surrounded by mud

Nepal’s catastrophic flood shows disaster preparedness must be a shared responsibility

Ranjan Datta, Mount Royal University and Jebunnessa Chapola, University of Calgary

Is Gad Saad building a culture-war hero persona by distorting Canadian reality?

Neil McLaughlin, McMaster University

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Why Canada is effectively shutting down its 70-year peacekeeping legacy

Eugene Lang, Queen's University, Ontario

A Black man and a white man with white hair and a white moustache sit at a table in front of a row of Canadian flags.

Is Mark Carney’s ‘Canada Strong’ brand starting to wane? Blame brand politics if so

Richard Nimijean, Carleton University

A man with short grey hair stands behind a podium that reads Building Canada Strong.

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B.C.’s militarized wolf cull is a misguided approach to a complex issue

Tandeep Sidhu, University of Manitoba; Amy Graham, University of Manitoba, and McKenzie Duguay, University of Manitoba

A tea vendor is surrounded by friendly stray dogs.

Street dogs: Why India can’t — and shouldn’t — evict its canines

Mitu Sengupta, Toronto Metropolitan University

A group of Indigenous people hold banners with slogans opposing mining, and one of them, in the foreground, holds a traditional drum.

Beyond yes or no: Why Indigenous consent to resource projects is so complex

Margaux Maurel, HEC Montréal and Dominique Caouette, Université de Montréal

A hulking man with blondish-orange fluffy hair stands with his eyes shut as people pray around him,

Donald Trump’s dilemma: Ending the Iran war to appease Americans will anger his evangelical base

André Gagné, Concordia University and Jason Piché, Concordia University

How Gen Z and India’s Cockroach Janata Party are successfully challenging Narendra Modi

Shivaji Mukherjee, Simon Fraser University

The sinking of the MV Barima puts Guyanese inequities under a global spotlight

Janette Bulkan, University of British Columbia

Alberta’s disability benefit overhaul shifts more economic risk onto people with disabilities

Michelle Maroto, University of Alberta and David Pettinicchio, University of Toronto

A person sorts through bills and financial documents

A social media ban for Canadian kids sounds simple, but Bill C-34 has major limitations

Laurence Grondin-Robillard, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

A teenager shows his phone screen, which displays a notice stating that Instagram is not available to users under 16.

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Canada is becoming less accepting of gender diversity, new Statistics Canada data shows

Leah Hamilton, Mount Royal University and Corinne L. Mason, Mount Royal University

Drawing of a man with his hand on another man's shoulder, while a third bystander holds his hat between his hands and looks down.

Who were the Luddites? Their legacy ripples through politics, cultural commentary and literature

Brian Lewis, McGill University

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My grandfather kept his rejected degree for 50 years. Decades later, Canada still deskills immigrants

Kaya M. Anderson, Western University

Ukraine’s drone strikes are having an impact on Russia — but Russian leaders remain committed to war

Oleksa Drachewych, Western University

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China is claiming the right to punish its critics anywhere on Earth

Reza Hasmath, University of Alberta

Two Asian man sit on either side of a giant red flag,

A slender man with short grey hair holds his finger up while talking to a hulking older man with yellow-ish white hair.

Donald Trump’s ‘art of the deal’ means reneging on them. That’s why Canada cannot capitulate

Eric Van Rythoven, Carleton University

Donald Trump blames Canada for wildfire smoke — but global warming is loading the wildfire dice

Andrew Weaver, University of Victoria

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Trump’s new tariffs give Ontario and Québec the perfect excuse to sell their unsold American booze

Michael J. Armstrong, Brock University

Empty shelves in a liquor store with signs hanging on them saying 'Buy Canadian instead'

Trump’s ‘largely negotiated’ truce with Iran exposes a deeper crisis in U.S. strategic thinking

James Horncastle, Simon Fraser University

An old white man in a suit speaks from behind a podium with the US President seal on it

How Trump’s call to FIFA tested the limits of rules-based order

Taylor McKee, Brock University

A man in the street holding an upside down photo of Donald Trump; another man beside him holds an Iranian flag.

Vietnam ruined Lyndon B. Johnson’s political career. Will Donald Trump face the same fate over Iran?

Ronald W. Pruessen, University of Toronto

Trump wants an ‘Independence Arch’ — How famous arches warn about dangers to republics

Kelly Summers, MacEwan University

A man in a 1960s style car waves from a back window near a triumphal arch and a uniformed police officer in a black and white photo.

Another alleged attempt on Trump’s life: A political lifeline or a damaging display of weakness?

James K. Rowe, University of Victoria

An older man with fluffy white hair grimaces as he speaks from behind a podium.

A hulking older man with fluffy white-blond hair grimaces as he speaks.

Donald Trump’s apocalyptic and profane threats against Iran expose the unhinged language of war

Henry Giroux, McMaster University

When war looks like prophecy: How U.S. ‘end time’ narratives frame the war with Iran

André Gagné, Concordia University

An old orange hued man wearing a white cap with USA, written in gold salute as soldiers carry a coffin past him

Evangelical holy war: Why some Christians think Trump will end the world

Matthew Burkholder, University of Toronto

Why Donald Trump will try to declare victory in Iran well before November

John Duncan, University of Toronto

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Men in camouflage and wearing helmets walk en masse from a military transport plane on a tarmac.

Hey Trump: Here’s how Canada punched above its military weight in Afghanistan — from someone with a front-row seat

Eugene Lang, Queen's University, Ontario

3 ways Canada can navigate an increasingly erratic and belligerent United States

Charles Conteh, Brock University

How Canada-Cuba relations must navigate the dangers of the U.S. embargo

Luiz Leomil, Carleton University

People at a protest hold signs in spanish with a caricature of donald trump

Donald Trump’s penchant for bullshit explains MAGA anger about the Epstein files

Tim Kenyon, Brock University

The Epstein revelations have exposed how ‘Boy’s Club’ elites avoid accountability

Dahlia Namian, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

What the Jeffrey Epstein files reveal about how elites trade toxic gifts and favours

Hugh Gusterson, University of British Columbia

A rotund man with orange-hued white hair with a pained expression on his face standing next to a younger grey-haired man who shakes hands with a woman with her back to the camera.

An elderly man with fluffy white hair and orange-hued skin appears to nod off.

Health and competence are shaping Trump’s presidency. What about his predecessors?

Ronald W. Pruessen, University of Toronto

Taiwanese protesters hold the flags of Taiwan and the U.S.

Democracy from the front lines: How Taiwan and the Taiwanese diaspora combat global isolation

Hokbi Tiunn, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

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How Taiwan is balancing between American and Chinese visions of energy dominance

Philippe Le Billon, University of British Columbia

A blonde woman with tears in her eyes carries a cat out of destroyed apartment building.

Russia’s nuclear strategy in Ukraine isn’t deterrence – it’s terror

Svitlana Matviyenko, Simon Fraser University

Myanmar’s forgotten war: How the world is failing the test of the UN’s Responsibility to Protect

Kawser Ahmed, University of Manitoba

Militarization in Jammu and Kashmir is negatively impacting female education

Shambhavi Siddhi, Western University

A man pushes a girl seated on his bicycle crossbar through a street with a backpack strapped to the bike rear.

Pakistan’s voter turnout decline: Why more women registered, but fewer cast ballots in 2024

Adnan Skhawat Ali, Queen's University, Ontario and Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, Queen's University, Ontario

Women hold up their thumbs at a voting station.

The women’s rights crisis in Afghanistan is an ongoing humanitarian calamity

Sepita Hatami, Western University

Girls in head scarves sit in a darkened classroom.

Other nations thirst for Ukraine’s drone success — but they need a culture shift first