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Shaun Narine

Shaun Narine is a professor of international relations at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, N.B. His primary area of interest is the Asia Pacific region, but he has also published and taught on Canadian foreign policy.

Why Palestinian voices cannot be silenced again

  • On Israel-Palestine, there is an enormous gulf between Canada’s rhetoric and its actual policies.
Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | July 17, 2024
Thousands gather on Parliament Hill for a pro-Palestine rally in Ottawa on Nov. 25, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why Palestinian voices cannot be silenced again

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | July 17, 2024
  • On Israel-Palestine, there is an enormous gulf between Canada’s rhetoric and its actual policies.

Why Palestinian voices cannot be silenced again

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | July 17, 2024
  • On Israel-Palestine, there is an enormous gulf between Canada’s rhetoric and its actual policies.
Thousands gather on Parliament Hill for a pro-Palestine rally in Ottawa on Nov. 25, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The United States is getting more dangerous—and Canada is enabling it

  • The Canadian Indo-Pacific Strategy establishes Canada as a compliant extension of American power, parroting American propaganda and distortions, in order to ensure Canadian access
Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | January 16, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G7 Summit in Krün, Germany, on June 26, 2022. Canada has benefited enormously from an American-led economic order, but as the U.S. tears that order apart to maintain its domination, Canada seems increasingly trapped by its relationship, writes Shaun Narine. White House photograph by Adam Schultz

The United States is getting more dangerous—and Canada is enabling it

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | January 16, 2023
  • The Canadian Indo-Pacific Strategy establishes Canada as a compliant extension of American power, parroting American propaganda and distortions, in order to ensure Canadian access

The United States is getting more dangerous—and Canada is enabling it

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | January 16, 2023
  • The Canadian Indo-Pacific Strategy establishes Canada as a compliant extension of American power, parroting American propaganda and distortions, in order to ensure Canadian access
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G7 Summit in Krün, Germany, on June 26, 2022. Canada has benefited enormously from an American-led economic order, but as the U.S. tears that order apart to maintain its domination, Canada seems increasingly trapped by its relationship, writes Shaun Narine. White House photograph by Adam Schultz

The Indo-Pacific strategy illustrates Canadian weakness

  • The strategy presented a disturbingly skewed version of reality that demonstrates how far Canada is willing to go as a loyal extension of U.S.
Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | December 28, 2022
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly hold a joint press conference in Ottawa on Oct. 27, 2022. The Indo-Pacific strategy is a wasted opportunity and a testament to Canadian weakness and subservience to an American agenda, writes Shaun Narine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Indo-Pacific strategy illustrates Canadian weakness

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | December 28, 2022
  • The strategy presented a disturbingly skewed version of reality that demonstrates how far Canada is willing to go as a loyal extension of U.S.

The Indo-Pacific strategy illustrates Canadian weakness

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | December 28, 2022
  • The strategy presented a disturbingly skewed version of reality that demonstrates how far Canada is willing to go as a loyal extension of U.S.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly hold a joint press conference in Ottawa on Oct. 27, 2022. The Indo-Pacific strategy is a wasted opportunity and a testament to Canadian weakness and subservience to an American agenda, writes Shaun Narine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada doesn’t understand the Indo-Pacific

  • Seeing the world entirely through the lens of Canada-U.S. relations is a mistake Canada often makes.
Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | November 21, 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has promised to finally release Canada’s policy on the 'Indo-Pacific' upon her return from the G20 and APEC conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada doesn’t understand the Indo-Pacific

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | November 21, 2022
  • Seeing the world entirely through the lens of Canada-U.S. relations is a mistake Canada often makes.

Canada doesn’t understand the Indo-Pacific

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | November 21, 2022
  • Seeing the world entirely through the lens of Canada-U.S. relations is a mistake Canada often makes.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has promised to finally release Canada’s policy on the 'Indo-Pacific' upon her return from the G20 and APEC conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must learn to accommodate China

  • FREDERICTON, N.B.—In 2003, Canada responded to the United States’ illegal invasion of Iraq in two ways. Publicly, the Liberal government declared that Canada would
Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | October 6, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Dec. 5, 2017. China invests more than any other country in renewable energies. Its technological prowess and economies of scale mean that China will be an irreplaceable actor in finding green solutions to the climate problem, writes Shaun Narine. PMO photograph courtesy of Adam Scotti

Canada must learn to accommodate China

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | October 6, 2022
  • FREDERICTON, N.B.—In 2003, Canada responded to the United States’ illegal invasion of Iraq in two ways. Publicly, the Liberal government declared that Canada would

Canada must learn to accommodate China

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | October 6, 2022
  • FREDERICTON, N.B.—In 2003, Canada responded to the United States’ illegal invasion of Iraq in two ways. Publicly, the Liberal government declared that Canada would
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Dec. 5, 2017. China invests more than any other country in renewable energies. Its technological prowess and economies of scale mean that China will be an irreplaceable actor in finding green solutions to the climate problem, writes Shaun Narine. PMO photograph courtesy of Adam Scotti

The war in Ukraine started with Iraq

  • FREDERICTON, N.B.—In the early 1990s, neo-conservatives within the first Bush administration advocated that the United States seize the post-Cold War “unipolar moment” and consolidate
Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | September 26, 2022
Then U.S.-president George W. Bush, pictured in Ottawa on Nov. 30, 2004, with then-prime minister Paul Martin. The strategy of complicit, willful silence in the face of American aggression can have very dangerous consequences, writes Shaun Narine. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The war in Ukraine started with Iraq

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | September 26, 2022
  • FREDERICTON, N.B.—In the early 1990s, neo-conservatives within the first Bush administration advocated that the United States seize the post-Cold War “unipolar moment” and consolidate

The war in Ukraine started with Iraq

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | September 26, 2022
  • FREDERICTON, N.B.—In the early 1990s, neo-conservatives within the first Bush administration advocated that the United States seize the post-Cold War “unipolar moment” and consolidate
Then U.S.-president George W. Bush, pictured in Ottawa on Nov. 30, 2004, with then-prime minister Paul Martin. The strategy of complicit, willful silence in the face of American aggression can have very dangerous consequences, writes Shaun Narine. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Navigating Canada’s human rights hypocrisy

  • In February 2021, Canada declared that China was committing “genocide” against the Uyghur people of Xinjiang. A few months later, Canada was globally shamed
Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | September 1, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admonished the International Criminal Court for investigating Israel, arguing that Canada does not recognize 'Palestine' as a sovereign state, ignoring the 139 countries that do, and threatening Canadian funding of the ICC. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Navigating Canada’s human rights hypocrisy

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | September 1, 2022
  • In February 2021, Canada declared that China was committing “genocide” against the Uyghur people of Xinjiang. A few months later, Canada was globally shamed

Navigating Canada’s human rights hypocrisy

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | September 1, 2022
  • In February 2021, Canada declared that China was committing “genocide” against the Uyghur people of Xinjiang. A few months later, Canada was globally shamed
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admonished the International Criminal Court for investigating Israel, arguing that Canada does not recognize 'Palestine' as a sovereign state, ignoring the 139 countries that do, and threatening Canadian funding of the ICC. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is NATO a danger to world peace?

  • Explanations for the war in Ukraine break down into two broad categories. Most western analysts favour the argument that the war is “Putin’s war,”
Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | August 15, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Ottawa on April 4, 2018. If NATO continues down the road of asserting military power in the Pacific, Canada should consider how its interests are served by getting involved in such conflicts, writes Shaun Narine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is NATO a danger to world peace?

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | August 15, 2022
  • Explanations for the war in Ukraine break down into two broad categories. Most western analysts favour the argument that the war is “Putin’s war,”

Is NATO a danger to world peace?

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | August 15, 2022
  • Explanations for the war in Ukraine break down into two broad categories. Most western analysts favour the argument that the war is “Putin’s war,”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Ottawa on April 4, 2018. If NATO continues down the road of asserting military power in the Pacific, Canada should consider how its interests are served by getting involved in such conflicts, writes Shaun Narine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The uncomfortable fact about liberal democracies

  • Western media coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine has made it easy to overlook an uncomfortable fact: since the end of the Cold War,
Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | May 16, 2022
The efforts of liberal democracies to force their beliefs on the rest of the world benefit from convenient historical amnesia, like Canada's history of forcing Indigenous children to residential schools—where thousands died. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured here during Families of Sisters in Spirit Vigil on Oct. 4, 2017. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

The uncomfortable fact about liberal democracies

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | May 16, 2022
  • Western media coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine has made it easy to overlook an uncomfortable fact: since the end of the Cold War,

The uncomfortable fact about liberal democracies

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | May 16, 2022
  • Western media coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine has made it easy to overlook an uncomfortable fact: since the end of the Cold War,
The efforts of liberal democracies to force their beliefs on the rest of the world benefit from convenient historical amnesia, like Canada's history of forcing Indigenous children to residential schools—where thousands died. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured here during Families of Sisters in Spirit Vigil on Oct. 4, 2017. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

The danger of backing an adversary into a corner: why most of the world is adopting a restrained approach to the war in Ukraine

  • FREDERICTON—The war in the Ukraine has led to numerous commentaries that depict the conflict as a moral challenge or opportunity for the West. These
Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | March 24, 2022
Ahead of the APEC summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin, pictured Nov. 9, 2014, in Beijing, with China's President Xi Jinping. The U.S. is working overtime to make China partly responsible for the Ukraine war, as part of its larger strategy of crippling China’s economic and technological development, writes Shaun Narine. Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin

The danger of backing an adversary into a corner: why most of the world is adopting a restrained approach to the war in Ukraine

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | March 24, 2022
  • FREDERICTON—The war in the Ukraine has led to numerous commentaries that depict the conflict as a moral challenge or opportunity for the West. These

The danger of backing an adversary into a corner: why most of the world is adopting a restrained approach to the war in Ukraine

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | March 24, 2022
  • FREDERICTON—The war in the Ukraine has led to numerous commentaries that depict the conflict as a moral challenge or opportunity for the West. These
Ahead of the APEC summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin, pictured Nov. 9, 2014, in Beijing, with China's President Xi Jinping. The U.S. is working overtime to make China partly responsible for the Ukraine war, as part of its larger strategy of crippling China’s economic and technological development, writes Shaun Narine. Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin
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