Canada: the indispensable nation or U.S. protectorate?

Geographically, we have few options: either strike deals with hostile states, which would invite their coercion and the White House's retribution. Or give in to all U.S. demands, making Canada a protectorate. Striking a new grand bargain with America is our only viable strategy.

March 24, 2025

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In this commentary published in The Hill Times, Raquel Garbers stresses on why it is more crucial than ever for Canada to understand its comparative advantage in a world at risk of war and use that advantage to create strategic leverage.

"We are in a turbulent period that was set in motion at the end of the Cold War, when foreign policy and economic elites claimed that economic interdependence would save the world from another war between the major powers, and pave the path to riches," writes Garbers.

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