Canada-Vietnam ties about more than just trade
The Vietnamese president’s visit comes as Ottawa and Hanoi are both searching—from very different geopolitical positions—for greater resilience, diversified partnerships, and room to manoeuvre in a more contested world.
Recent Publications
Why the Trump-Xi Washington Summit Matters to Canada
Canada has helped shape the international conversation on critical-mineral resilience. The next task is to demonstrate that it can build.
Our Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Series on Chinese EV Investment
As Prime Minister Mark Carney has thawed Canada’s bilateral relationship with China within his wider policy of diplomatic and trade diversification in the face of an increasingly volatile United States, the question of Chinese electric vehicle investment in Canada has taken on new importance.
From Moral Suasion to Strategic Indispensability: Carney isn’t Shrinking Canada’s Ambitions, he’s Updating Them.
Mark Carney’s recent trip to Saudi Arabia has aroused a fresh debate about Canada’s foreign policy, and whether this prime minister is straying too far from its longstanding international relations norms.