Mark Carney’s landmark trade agreement with China—reducing Canadian EV tariffs to 6.1% in exchange for slashed canola tariffs—proves that Canada’s long-failed quest for strategic autonomy can succeed. But only when built on power, not ideology: Carney is fixing Pierre Trudeau’s Third Option by securing material strength first, then diversifying from that foundation. In 1969, Prime…
Jonathan Chin, SSI Editor-in-Chief, speaks to Brian Wong, Assistant Professor in Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong. Brian’s research examines the ethics and dynamics of authoritarian regimes and their foreign policies, historical and colonial injustices, and the intersection of geopolitics, political and moral philosophy, and technology. As a geopolitical strategist, Brian briefs prominent MNCs,…
Jonathan Chin, SSI Editor-in-Chief, and Daniel Chun, SSI Politics Lead, speaks to Karisma and Zane, analysts at Malaysian think tank Bait Al-Amanah. We explore Malaysia’s foreign policy, ASEAN Malaysia 2025, BRICS, Myanmar, the South China Sea and other topics in geopolitics shaping Southeast Asia, ahead of the 46th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur. Karisma Putera…
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