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Toronto residents Douglas Bloomfield, left, and his son Phoenix, who were on vacation in Washington, D.C., on March 13, 2025, hold a Canadian flag and a hockey stick to show their support for Canada in front of the White House. Another visitor to the city wears a Donald Trump mask. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

An American military invasion of Canada? No longer unthinkable, but highly unlikely

An attempt at a military invasion of Canada would be catastrophic for the U.S. Short of a desire for self-sabotage, there is no incentive for Americans to undertake such a reckless course.
President Donald Trump walks out of the Oval Office before departing for Florida on March 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s potential embrace of ‘continentalist geopolitics’ poses grave risks to Canada

The possibility that what’s known as continentalist geopolitics underpins recent U.S. foreign policy initiatives has received too little attention in Canada. Here’s what it means.
Mark Carney arrives to Rideau Hall before being sworn in as prime minister in Ottawa on March 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

America’s democratic decline has critical lessons for Canadian voters

Democracy is fragile. As a federal election approaches in Canada, it’s important to know the warning signs of extremism and anti-democratic practices that are now routine in the U.S.
Professor Salim Abdool Karim became one of the most visible scientists in South Africa during the COVID pandemic. Photo by Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images

New survey explores what people in South Africa expect of publicly visible scientists – why it matters

When asked to name a living scientist from their own country, more than half of the respondents in both countries did not reply.
Elon Musk talks with President-elect Donald Trump before the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, Nov. 19, 2024 in Boca Chica, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Pool via AP)

Musk’s ruthless approach to efficiency is not translating well to the U.S. government

Elon Musk’s ruthless drive for efficiency has served him exceptionally well tech startups, but can the same approach work in government where the stakes are much higher?
President George Washington delivers his first inaugural address in April 1789 in New York City. Painting by T.H. Matteson, engraving by H.S. Sadd, via Library of Congress

George Washington, a real estate investor and successful entrepreneur, knew the difference between running a business and running the government

The first president realized that working with Congress – not alone or against it – was the best way to actually create an efficient federal government.
United States Vice-President JD Vance addresses the audience at the Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich, Germany, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

How rebellion against moralizing has become a surprising rallying point for the political right

American Vice-President JD Vance’s comments about Greta Thunberg’s ‘scolding’ points to a long history of people seeing scolding as one of the worst things we can do.

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