Geography has been destiny – yet it is humans who get to decide what that destiny means, historian Ian Morris once observed ...

As a 2024 survey revealed, the opinions of Canada’s IR professors on the state of the discipline are actually quite stable.

For a government laser-focused on threats to Canada’s economy, engagement in faraway countries may seem a distraction. Development aid has lost its lustre with critics decrying aid as ‘wasteful,’ self ...

Cultural diplomacy is often discussed from the vantage point of a national government and its international cultural ...

In a new book, seasoned politician Sergio Marchi outlines the practical steps needed to succeed in the political arena.

OSINT refers to the process of gathering, filtering, verifying and analyzing publicly available information. This can include social media posts, satellite imagery, news reports, breached databases ...

When Donald Trump abruptly suspended trade talks with Canada last week, the cause was not tariffs or treaties but an advertisement. The sixty-second spot, produced by Ontario’s provincial government, ...

With an MA in plant genetics Carla started her career working during a famine in Ethiopia, followed by a focus on food security issues in Zimbabwe. In British Columbia she has worked with ...

The use and reliance on AI driven open-source intelligence gathering is exploding but the need for human verification has not gone away. Open Canada is an online magazine published by the Canadian ...

Anyone living outside of Canada for a time understands the hardship that people face in other places, particularly those that are war-torn. With that knowledge comes a deep feeling of responsibility.

In this episode of Open Canada, host Ruth Mojeed Ramirez speaks with Ambassador Emmanuel Kamarianakis, Canada’s Ambassador to Brazil, about Canada’s role in advancing climate diplomacy ahead of COP30 ...

Samantha Tristen is the project manager of the CIC's oral history project on Canada between 1990 and 2005. She holds a Master of Global Affairs degree from the Munk School and an MA in history from ...