Toronto’s Project South charges point to systemic issues beyond police corruptionTandeep Sidhu, University of Manitoba and Merissa Daborn, University of Manitoba
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
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
Canada should be wary of embracing ‘total national defence’ to ward off an American invasionJames Horncastle, Simon Fraser University
ICE pullback in Minneapolis shows the limits of Donald Trump’s scare tacticsEli Lawrence Sopow, Adler University
‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ hasn’t faded in Iran — it’s being actively eliminatedMina Fakhravar, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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
How Canada and Sweden are redefining northern security and co-operationChristophe Premat, Stockholm University
What Canada can learn from Mexico’s approach to U.S. tradeWolfgang Alschner, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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
American border crackdown forces Venezuelan migrants on a perilous journey back southGuillermo Candiz, Université de l'Ontario français and Tanya Basok, University of Windsor
Lower tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles could boost adoption and diversify Canada’s tradeAddisu Lashitew, McMaster University
Carney’s China trip is another indication that Canada’s energy sector is its gateway to AsiaYaxin Zhou, Université de Montréal
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
Canada’s exile of Japanese Canadian citizens: A shameful 80-year anniversary few rememberJordan Stanger-Ross, University of Victoria and Eric M. Adams, University of Alberta
Author Saeed Teebi writes beyond exile in his memoir of Palestine and writing in dark timesFatme Abdallah, Western University
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights finally grapples with the NakbaJonah Corne, University of Manitoba
What started as a war of words between China and Japan is fuelling real tension in the Asia-Pacific regionKuan-Wei Chen, McGill University; Bond University
Donald Trump’s Ukraine peace deal would leave the country vulnerable to future Russian attacksJames Horncastle, Simon Fraser University
Ctrl-alt-defy: How Ukrainians have used memes to counter Russia’s propaganda machineMichel Bouchard, University of Northern British Columbia
Peace in Ukraine? Believe it when you see it, especially if Russian demands are prioritizedOleksa Drachewych, Western University
Métis leader Louis Riel is still a divisive figure 140 years after his hangingChristophe Premat, Stockholm University
Internationally experienced teachers: An overlooked resource to address teaching shortagesGloria Ramirez, Thompson Rivers University; Victoria Handford, Thompson Rivers University, and Wei Lin Ang, Thompson Rivers University
What Canada’s public sector voting divide could mean for future electionsMatt Polacko, University of Calgary; University of Toronto; Peter Graefe, McMaster University, and Simon Kiss, Wilfrid Laurier University
From earthquakes to wildfires, Canada is woefully ill-prepared for disastersBrodie Ramin, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Why Canada needs to recognize the crime of femicide — on Dec. 6 and beyondMyrna Dawson, University of Guelph
Youth Climate Corps: Young Canadians need more action and less tokenizationLilian Barraclough, University of Guelph
Active Clubs: How the body has become a battleground for the far rightFrédérick Nadeau, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and Tristan Boursier, Sciences Po ; Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO)
Zohran Mamdani’s win shows how multilingualism bridges divides in diverse democraciesKashif Raza, University of British Columbia
Beyond Zohran Mamdani: Social media amplifies the politics of feelingsMerlyna Lim, Carleton University
Growing pains: An Ontario city’s urban agriculture efforts show good policy requires real capacityRichard Bloomfield, Western University; Kassie Miedema, Western University, and Rebecca Ellis, Algoma University
Child-care affordability is coming at the expense of equity — and it’s time governments actedKerry McCuaig, University of Toronto; Michal Perlman, University of Toronto; Nina Howe, Concordia University, and Petr Varmuza, University of Toronto
Ontario’s Bill 33 expands policing in schools and will erode democratic oversightSalsabel Almanssori, University of Windsor
Team work and power plays: What Alberta’s Bill 2 says about Canadian democracyJared Wesley, University of Alberta; Alex Marland, Acadia University, and Mireille Lalancette, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)
‘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