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Madly off in all directions: making sense of Trump’s war on allies

  • The U.S. is waking up to the fact that being a hegemonic power requires a lot of effort.
Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT, DANI BELO | February 11, 2025
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s strategy aims to insulate his country from the vagaries of a multipolar world, but does not guarantee a more stable or prosperous one, write David Carment and Dani Belo. White House photograph by Tia Dufour

Madly off in all directions: making sense of Trump’s war on allies

Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT, DANI BELO | February 11, 2025
  • The U.S. is waking up to the fact that being a hegemonic power requires a lot of effort.

Madly off in all directions: making sense of Trump’s war on allies

Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT, DANI BELO | February 11, 2025
  • The U.S. is waking up to the fact that being a hegemonic power requires a lot of effort.
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump’s strategy aims to insulate his country from the vagaries of a multipolar world, but does not guarantee a more stable or prosperous one, write David Carment and Dani Belo. White House photograph by Tia Dufour

Friend or faux? Managing the end of the ‘special relationship’

  • The policy establishment finds itself desperately playing catch-up to the Trump agenda, coming to terms with the fact the U.S. is now in a
Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT | January 27, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump’s, centre, agenda sets the stage for intensified competition between two frontrunners with government experience: Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland, left, and Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, writes David Carment. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Friend or faux? Managing the end of the ‘special relationship’

Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT | January 27, 2025
  • The policy establishment finds itself desperately playing catch-up to the Trump agenda, coming to terms with the fact the U.S. is now in a

Friend or faux? Managing the end of the ‘special relationship’

Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT | January 27, 2025
  • The policy establishment finds itself desperately playing catch-up to the Trump agenda, coming to terms with the fact the U.S. is now in a
U.S. President Donald Trump’s, centre, agenda sets the stage for intensified competition between two frontrunners with government experience: Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland, left, and Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, writes David Carment. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Early warning and COVID19—bridging the gap between analysis and response

  • Over the course of four months in 1994, 850,000 people were systematically butchered during the Rwanda genocide. A large body of open-source evidence revealed,
Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT | April 29, 2020
Health Minister Patty Hajdu speaks at a press conference with Theresa Tam, the chief public health officer, on Jan. 26. Early response should be taken out of the politicians’ hands and embedded institutionally in experts, domestically and internationally, with a proper mandate and full resources, writes David Carment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Early warning and COVID19—bridging the gap between analysis and response

Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT | April 29, 2020
  • Over the course of four months in 1994, 850,000 people were systematically butchered during the Rwanda genocide. A large body of open-source evidence revealed,

Early warning and COVID19—bridging the gap between analysis and response

Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT | April 29, 2020
  • Over the course of four months in 1994, 850,000 people were systematically butchered during the Rwanda genocide. A large body of open-source evidence revealed,
Health Minister Patty Hajdu speaks at a press conference with Theresa Tam, the chief public health officer, on Jan. 26. Early response should be taken out of the politicians’ hands and embedded institutionally in experts, domestically and internationally, with a proper mandate and full resources, writes David Carment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parties competing over values, not substance, in foreign policy platforms

  • In the 2015 federal election, Justin Trudeau campaigned on a foreign policy vision that differed radically from that of Stephen Harper, arguing that a
Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT, RICHARD NIMIJEAN | August 7, 2019
As we near the election date, we can expect far more scrutiny of Liberal pledges championed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, by Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, write David Carment and Richard Nimijean. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Parties competing over values, not substance, in foreign policy platforms

Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT, RICHARD NIMIJEAN | August 7, 2019
  • In the 2015 federal election, Justin Trudeau campaigned on a foreign policy vision that differed radically from that of Stephen Harper, arguing that a

Parties competing over values, not substance, in foreign policy platforms

Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT, RICHARD NIMIJEAN | August 7, 2019
  • In the 2015 federal election, Justin Trudeau campaigned on a foreign policy vision that differed radically from that of Stephen Harper, arguing that a
As we near the election date, we can expect far more scrutiny of Liberal pledges championed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, by Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, write David Carment and Richard Nimijean. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Addressing minority rights in Ukraine, Latvia key to successful deterrence

  • The most significant challenge facing NATO right now is the increasingly deteriorating relationship between the alliance and Russia. Tensions are rising as both sides
Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT, DANI BELO | November 21, 2018
A member of the Latvian National Armed Forces carries an artillery round during a training exercise overseen by members of the Mobile Training Team from the Royal Canadian Artillery School (RCAS) at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown. Canada’s involvement in Latvia under Operation Reassurance is ineffective for deterring unconventional tactics, write David Carment and Dani Belo. DND photograph courtesy of Aviator Jérôme Lessard/Task Force Latvia

Addressing minority rights in Ukraine, Latvia key to successful deterrence

Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT, DANI BELO | November 21, 2018
  • The most significant challenge facing NATO right now is the increasingly deteriorating relationship between the alliance and Russia. Tensions are rising as both sides

Addressing minority rights in Ukraine, Latvia key to successful deterrence

Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT, DANI BELO | November 21, 2018
  • The most significant challenge facing NATO right now is the increasingly deteriorating relationship between the alliance and Russia. Tensions are rising as both sides
A member of the Latvian National Armed Forces carries an artillery round during a training exercise overseen by members of the Mobile Training Team from the Royal Canadian Artillery School (RCAS) at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown. Canada’s involvement in Latvia under Operation Reassurance is ineffective for deterring unconventional tactics, write David Carment and Dani Belo. DND photograph courtesy of Aviator Jérôme Lessard/Task Force Latvia

On foreign policy, Trudeau’s Liberals are long on rhetoric, short on action

  • Is Canada back? That is the question we ask in our most recent issue of the Canadian Foreign Policy Journal (CFPJ). Leading Canadian scholars
Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT, RICHARD NIMIJEAN | June 28, 2018
Liberal, Tory, same old story? Despite all the window dressing and rhetorical differences across governments, Canadians have seen relative continuity in foreign policy between Conservative governments and Liberal ones like that of Justin Trudeau, argue David Carment and Richard Nimijean. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On foreign policy, Trudeau’s Liberals are long on rhetoric, short on action

Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT, RICHARD NIMIJEAN | June 28, 2018
  • Is Canada back? That is the question we ask in our most recent issue of the Canadian Foreign Policy Journal (CFPJ). Leading Canadian scholars

On foreign policy, Trudeau’s Liberals are long on rhetoric, short on action

Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT, RICHARD NIMIJEAN | June 28, 2018
  • Is Canada back? That is the question we ask in our most recent issue of the Canadian Foreign Policy Journal (CFPJ). Leading Canadian scholars
Liberal, Tory, same old story? Despite all the window dressing and rhetorical differences across governments, Canadians have seen relative continuity in foreign policy between Conservative governments and Liberal ones like that of Justin Trudeau, argue David Carment and Richard Nimijean. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Liberals’ midpoint record on defence and security is mixed

  • OTTAWA—At the midpoint between its ascent to power and the next federal election, the Trudeau government gets an overall grade of a B- on
Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT, NABIL BHATIA, NATALIE LAMARCHE, WILLIAM O’CONNELL | March 28, 2018
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan enters the House on March 1. A common theme in the Trudeau government’s handling of defence matters has been to stall, and then go back on its word, say the authors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Liberals’ midpoint record on defence and security is mixed

Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT, NABIL BHATIA, NATALIE LAMARCHE, WILLIAM O’CONNELL | March 28, 2018
  • OTTAWA—At the midpoint between its ascent to power and the next federal election, the Trudeau government gets an overall grade of a B- on

The Liberals’ midpoint record on defence and security is mixed

Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT, NABIL BHATIA, NATALIE LAMARCHE, WILLIAM O’CONNELL | March 28, 2018
  • OTTAWA—At the midpoint between its ascent to power and the next federal election, the Trudeau government gets an overall grade of a B- on
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan enters the House on March 1. A common theme in the Trudeau government’s handling of defence matters has been to stall, and then go back on its word, say the authors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s foreign policy choices in an era of disruption

  • OTTAWA—With Donald Trump’s election as United States president, Canada finds itself in an exciting position. Trump is both disruptive and catalyzing; implicitly cajoling Canada’s
Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT, JOE LANDRY | March 22, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chat at the White House last month. Photograph courtesy of Justin Trudeau's Twitter account

Canada’s foreign policy choices in an era of disruption

Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT, JOE LANDRY | March 22, 2017
  • OTTAWA—With Donald Trump’s election as United States president, Canada finds itself in an exciting position. Trump is both disruptive and catalyzing; implicitly cajoling Canada’s

Canada’s foreign policy choices in an era of disruption

Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT, JOE LANDRY | March 22, 2017
  • OTTAWA—With Donald Trump’s election as United States president, Canada finds itself in an exciting position. Trump is both disruptive and catalyzing; implicitly cajoling Canada’s
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chat at the White House last month. Photograph courtesy of Justin Trudeau's Twitter account
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