Respecting international law depends on who breaks it: Why Canada backed the war against IranJeremy Wildeman, Carleton University; L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran may succeed on a military basis, but at what cost?James Horncastle, Simon Fraser University and Jack Adam MacLennan, Park University
From Anthropic to Iran: Who sets the limits on AI’s use in war and surveillance?Emmanuelle Vaast, McGill University
Why the Doomsday Clock has outlived its usefulnessMartin Hébert, Université Laval and Maxime Polleri, Université Laval
The U.S.-Israel war with Iran could shatter the United Nations-led global orderKawser Ahmed, University of Manitoba
Can the 2026 FIFA World Cup still be a force for global unity?Paul R. Carr, Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO) and Alexis Legault, Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO)
International Women’s Day: Why is Mark Carney rejecting gender equity efforts?Jeanette Ashe, King's College London and Fiona MacDonald, University of Northern British Columbia
Mark Carney’s visit to India hits the reset button on the Canada–India relationshipSaira Bano, Thompson Rivers University
Mark Carney in Australia: How he became the darling of the global anti-Trump movementStewart Prest, University of British Columbia
3 ways Canada can navigate an increasingly erratic and belligerent United StatesCharles Conteh, Brock University
How Canada-Cuba relations must navigate the dangers of the U.S. embargoLuiz Leomil, Carleton University
The U.S. Supreme Court’s tariff ruling shows American checks and balances are still at workIan Lee, Carleton University
Countries in the Americas can act to protect the environment without the United StatesAlexandra R Harrington, McGill University
Supreme Court rules against Trump’s emergency tariffs — but leaves key questions unansweredKent Jones, Babson College
The Epstein revelations have exposed how ‘Boy’s Club’ elites avoid accountabilityDahlia Namian, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
What the Jeffrey Epstein files reveal about how elites trade toxic gifts and favoursHugh Gusterson, University of British Columbia
Andrew’s arrest: will anything like this now happen in the U.S.? Why hasn’t it so far?Emma Shortis, RMIT University
How Peter Mandelson went from US ambassador to arrested over misconduct claimsSam Power, University of Bristol
Mexico may pay a steep price for the killing of Jalisco cartel leader El MenchoRaul Zepeda Gil, King's College London
Violent aftermath of Mexico’s ‘El Mencho’ killing follows pattern of other high-profile cartel hitsAngélica Durán-Martínez, UMass Lowell
Cuba is facing an economic and social catastrophe, and not entirely because of Donald TrumpRobert Huish, Dalhousie University
Flag politics in Canada and New Zealand resulted in drastically different outcomesPaul Hamilton, Brock University and Tristan Sheppard, Western University
What Canada can learn from Mexico’s approach to U.S. tradeWolfgang Alschner, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ hasn’t faded in Iran — it’s being actively eliminatedMina Fakhravar, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Bangladesh’s election represents politics as usual, and some hope for changeHumayun Kabir, Thompson Rivers University
Hey Trump: Here’s how Canada punched above its military weight in Afghanistan — from someone with a front-row seatEugene Lang, Queen's University, Ontario
As Alberta separatists court the U.S., prosperity is fuelling a sovereigntist turnTamara Krawchenko, University of Victoria
Canada should be wary of embracing ‘total national defence’ to ward off an American invasionJames Horncastle, Simon Fraser University
Northern housing must be built as an integrated ecosystem — by the North, for the NorthShelagh McCartney, Toronto Metropolitan University; Aimee Pugsley, McGill University, and Julia Christensen, Queen's University, Ontario
The backlash to Bad Bunny’s halftime show reveals how MAGA defines who belongs in AmericaGavin Furrey, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Health and competence are shaping Trump’s presidency. What about his predecessors?Ronald W. Pruessen, University of Toronto
ICE pullback in Minneapolis shows the limits of Donald Trump’s scare tacticsEli Lawrence Sopow, Adler University
Toronto’s Project South charges point to systemic issues beyond police corruptionTandeep Sidhu, University of Manitoba and Merissa Daborn, University of Manitoba
Geopolitics will cast a long shadow over the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic GamesNoah Eliot Vanderhoeven, Western University
Why Canada must step up to protect children in a period of global turmoilCatherine Baillie Abidi, Mount Saint Vincent University; Izabela Steflja; Kirsten J. Fisher, University of Saskatchewan, and Myriam Denov, McGill University
Pierre Poilievre aces leadership review: Why the Conservatives opted to stand by their manSam Routley, Western University
Mark Carney’s Davos speech marks a major departure from Canada’s usual approach to the U.S.Stewart Prest, University of British Columbia
Pierre Poilievre: The most successful unsuccessful leader in Canadian politics?Stewart Prest, University of British Columbia
Why drug approval in Canada should not rely on foreign regulatorsJoel Lexchin, University of Toronto; York University, Canada; University of Sydney
New study: Some crimes increased, others decreased around Toronto supervised consumption sitesDimitra Panagiotoglou, McGill University
DNA evidence: A double-edged sword that can actually deny justice for some wrongfully accusedKent Roach, University of Toronto
Ontario’s Bill 33 raises serious concern about campus equity and student rightsAasiya Satia, Western University and Kimberley Dej, McMaster University
How to include fossil fuel communities in Canada’s clean energy transitionEkaterina Rhodes, University of Victoria; Megan Egler, University of Victoria; Rowan Hargreaves, University of Victoria, and Samuel Lloyd, University of Victoria
Venezuela attack, Greenland threats and Gaza assault mark the collapse of international legal orderJorge H. Sanchez-Perez, University of Alberta
Trump’s annexation of Greenland seemed imminent. Now it’s on much shakier groundEric Van Rythoven, Carleton University
Blaming ‘wine moms’ for ICE protest violence is another baseless, misogynist mythDarryn DiFrancesco, University of Northern British Columbia
What Iran’s latest protests tell us about power, memory and resistanceShirin Khayambashi, Toronto Metropolitan University
Protests in Iran: ‘Whatever happens, the situation will be explosive’Francesco Cavatorta, Université Laval
Microsoft’s AI deal promises Canada digital sovereignty, but is that a pledge it can keep?Blayne Haggart, Brock University
Grok fallout: Tech giants must be held accountable for technology-assisted gender-based violenceKyara Liu, University of Toronto
Why Canada’s reaction to the Grok scandal is so muted in the midst of a global outcryEric Van Rythoven, Carleton University
Why Donald Trump is telling such obvious lies on the ICE Minneapolis killingJennifer Saul, University of Waterloo and Tim Kenyon, Brock University
Why America hasn’t become great againRobert Chernomas, University of Manitoba and Ian Hudson, University of Manitoba
The Colombian border is one of the biggest obstacles to building a new VenezuelaSally Sharif, University of British Columbia
A regime change in Venezuela could have grim consequences for Canada’s oil sectorPhilippe Le Billon, University of British Columbia
Maduro’s capture: ‘Trump has taken an unprecedented and very risky gamble,’ according to a historianJacob Blanc, McGill University
From Kathmandu to Casablanca, a generation under surveillance is rising upAmani Braa, Université de Montréal
Fossil-fuel propaganda is stalling climate action. Here’s what we can do about itSamuel Lloyd, University of Victoria and Ekaterina Rhodes, University of Victoria
Who benefits from ‘nation-building’ projects like Ksi Lisims?Sibo Chen, Toronto Metropolitan University
Why Mark Carney’s pipeline deal with Alberta puts the Canadian federation in jeopardyStewart Prest, University of British Columbia
Fast-tracking without foresight: Canada’s risky approach to major projectsJustina C. Ray, University of Toronto and Dave Poulton, The University of Queensland
‘Quiet, piggy’ and other slurs: Powerful men fuel online abuse against women in politics and mediaTracey Raney, Toronto Metropolitan University
How Trump’s separate meetings with Putin and Zelenskyy have advanced Russian interestsJames Horncastle, Simon Fraser University
Trump and Putin didn’t hold new peace talks after all — but that was likely Putin’s plan all alongOleksa Drachewych, Western University
Donald Trump’s penchant for bullshit explains MAGA anger about the Epstein filesTim Kenyon, Brock University
‘Your countries are going to hell’: Trump’s UN speech explained by an expertDavid Curran, Coventry University
How Charlie Kirk became a pioneering MAGA political organizer on campusesDax D'Orazio, University of Guelph; Queen's University, Ontario
Trump renews push to end quarterly reporting — here’s what that would meanDouglas A. Stuart, University of Victoria
Donald Trump’s policies are more than dumb — they’re stupid, according to stupidity researchersJerry Paul Sheppard, Simon Fraser University
‘I have to talk about it so that the world can know what happened to women and girls in Sudan’ – rape and terror sparks mass migrationSabine Lee, University of Birmingham; Heather Tasker, Dalhousie University, and Susan Bartels, Queen's University, Ontario
Why Russia’s provocations in Europe actually signal a weakened strategic positionJames Horncastle, Simon Fraser University
The Māori ward vote in New Zealand contains important lessons for CanadaKaren Bird, McMaster University
Lasting peace and recovery in Gaza depends on local participation, not just ceasefiresMahmood Fayazi, Royal Roads University
In the Middle East, women journalists and activists have been driving crucial changeFarinaz Basmechi, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
The world on the brink: Why governments must invest in peace, not just armsJenna Sapiano, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
What NATO could learn from Ukraine as it navigates Russian threats to European securityJames Horncastle, Simon Fraser University and Samuel Zilincik, Royal Danish Defence College
Can a pro-federation win in Northern Cyprus revive the island’s stalled reunification?Spyros A. Sofos, Simon Fraser University
Falling back into the shadows? How to keep internal displacement on the humanitarian agendaMegan Bradley, McGill University and Jennifer Welsh, McGill University
Gen Z protests brought about change in Nepal via the powers — and perils — of social mediaLuna KC, University of Northern British Columbia
Borders and orders: How settler-government occupations violate Kashmiri sovereigntyBinish Ahmed, Toronto Metropolitan University
Violent aftermath of Mexico’s ‘El Mencho’ killing follows pattern of other high-profile cartel hitsAngélica Durán-Martínez, UMass Lowell
