Dreaming in Technicolor™? Donald J. Trump and the annexation of Canada

Just days after he won the 2024 election, Donald J. Trump began talking about Canada becoming America’s 51st state. He has been pressing the case for annexation ever since — in social media posts, in interviews, and in speeches. He has posted a bizarre AI-generated image of himself on a mountain range with a Canadian … More Dreaming in Technicolor™? Donald J. Trump and the annexation of Canada

Donald Trump et la désintégration de l’Occident

À bien des égards, le rassemblement d’une heure vingt de Donald Trump qui s’est tenu à Conway, en Caroline du Sud, le 10 février 2024, ressemblait à ses évènements précédents. Trump a débuté en félicitant les dignitaires républicains locaux présents dans l’assistance. Il a ensuite saisi l’occasion de réciter son poème préféré, « Le Serpent », sa parabole « signature » … More Donald Trump et la désintégration de l’Occident

Are Canadians ready for the return of America First?

Donald J. Trump is the leading contender for the Republican nomination for president in 2024. There are six other candidates who are also seeking the Republican nomination at the party’s convention in Milwaukee next July, but Trump leads the field by margins of up to 50 points. Only three of the other candidates can poll between 5 and … More Are Canadians ready for the return of America First?

Time for a royal commission on Canadian foreign policy

  The last time that a government in Ottawa reviewed Canada’s foreign policy was after Paul Martin took over as prime minister from Jean Chrétien in December 2003. He initiated a full review of Canada’s international policy in 2004 and published it in 2005 under the title A Role of Pride and Influence in the … More Time for a royal commission on Canadian foreign policy

Geography and Canada’s national interests

How does Canada’s geographic position—and in particular our geostrategic location—determine the scope of Canadian national interests today? In Canada, there is a deep divide over the relationship between geopolitics and Canada’s national interests. Yet while Canadians have tended to see their country’s geographic isolation as a source of security, the emerging pressures of changes in … More Geography and Canada’s national interests

Back to the past? Canada and a not-so-new world

Keynote address to the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS), Montréal, 14 November 2019 Let me begin by thanking Chris Kirkey and the Centre for the Study of Canada at the State University of New York, Plattsburgh, the sponsors of this ACSUS lunch, for asking me to speak to you today on Canada … More Back to the past? Canada and a not-so-new world