China’s Strategy and the Fragile Taiwan Status Quo
Rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait reflect a deeply entrenched rivalry whose fragile equilibrium is now increasingly under strain.
Local Journalism in Crisis: How Foreign Financial Interests are Harming Canada’s Media Environment
Over the past few decades, changes to technology and the business models of news media companies have had a profound impact on the distribution of information in Canada. These changes More
Regional Hegemony: an Ideological Mission
An article that analyzes the re-
emergence of territorial imperialism by great-power
states as a political strategy, focusing both on the ways
in which middle-power states like Canada and Colombia
might respond to this strategy, as well as the varying
domestic factors within these middle-power states that
will drive their respective responses.
An Arctic Tug-of-War: Greenland, American Expansionism, and Its Effect on International Structure
With President Trump’s recent interest in procuring Greenland from Denmark, regional dominance seems more important to the U.S. than ever. This article will explore the economic and strategic implications of a potential American acquisition of Greenland, the accuracy of claims that the acquisition of Greenland is imperative to national security, and Greenland’s place in President Trump’s grander strategy of expansionism. Is the move truly for defense interests, or a facade for financial gain, and how will Denmark and other U.S. allies react to potentially aggressive actions by the Trump administration to take Greenland?
New Canada-China Strategic Partnership: The Regional Politics Behind Canada’s Auto and Canola Sectors
On January 16, 2026, PM Mark Carney (Nepean, Ont.) reached an agreement-in-principle with The People’s Republic of China. This strategic partnership has been successful in reducing import duties on Canadian canola products, but has had some opposition from Ontario Premier Doug Ford, as tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs) made in China will be reduced. However, this article argues that China may not present as big a threat to Ontario as is portrayed by Mr. Ford.
Why Military Coercion Will Not Fix Iran’s Crisis
As Iran’s deadly anti-government protests persist, the threat of U.S. military intervention continues to loom. Yet external force is more likely to entrench authoritarian control through securitization or to produce regime collapse without institutional replacement. In addition, Iran’s asymmetric deterrence strategy and extensive proxy network make escalation difficult to contain, raising the risk of regional spillover. In this view, intervention would militarize Iran’s domestic legitimacy crisis and export instability across the Middle East without resolving the underlying political breakdown.
Autocrats and the Succession Dilemma
This September at China’s military parade, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping were caught on a hot mic musing about living forever. Walking alongside North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the Russian leader said, “The longer you live, the younger you become, and (you can) even achieve immortality.” In response, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said, “Some predict that in this century humans may live to 150 years old.”
In the Digital Age, is Freedom an Illusion?
Advocates of the digital era have promised that this development would set us free: from boredom, from work, from isolation, and from ignorance. Instead, in the age of big data, More
The Panopticon and the Laboratory: Palestinians Under the Gaze of a Surveillance-Based Military Industrial Complex
The current military industrial complex is defined by the rapidly developing technological innovations of the last two decades–namely artificial intelligence, systems, and their extension into algorithmic warfare. This article examines how the Israeli-American network of surveillance instrumentalizes Palestinians as data sources and test subjects to further the innovation of algorithmic warfare and solidify the Israeli war economy.
Canada’s Study Permit Cap: How Universities Are Bracing for a New Financial Reality
This article discusses the government’s cap on new study permits and its financial impact on universities across Canada. The cut in 2025, with a much sharper reduction signalled for 2026, is drastically affecting operating budgets, resulting in job losses and limiting research capabilities at Canadian universities. It explores whether universities can pivot away from a high reliance on international tuition, or whether this will continue to cause financial issues as cuts become more drastic.