Canada needs to pivot its foreign policy approach in an increasingly turbulent world
While there’s pride in our traditional image of being a cooperative country, the reality is that trying to be everywhere often means being nowhere
Canadian's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, left, meets with Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Nov. 12 , 2021. (Olivier Douliery/Pool via AP)
The geopolitical landscape has undeniably transformed in the past decade.
The return of great power competition to the centre stage, particularly between the United States and the People’s Republic of China; the rise of regional powers such as India and Turkey as more assertive actors in international politics; democratic backsliding across the world; the emergence of an authoritarian axis between China, Russia and Iran; and, of course, the return of major war to Europe with Russia’s unprovoked and illegal war of conquest against Ukraine, just to name a few, are key developments we witnessed in the past decade or so.
Here is the unfortunate reality: It is likely to get worse in the coming years. What can Canada do in such a world?
Source: OurCommons.ca
