THE NOVEMBER EDITIONIssue 03 · 2026
Lines of Influence / Europe & North America

The freedom
to choose
together.

Canada and Europe are deepening cooperation in trade, technology, resources and defence. Can shared institutions create greater freedom to choose?

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THE STATECRAFT ESSAY · 14 MIN READ
Conceptual illustration of Canadian and European landscapes joined by interlocking bridges across a teal sea; an imagined setting, not real infrastructure
Canada, Europe and the freedom that cooperation can create.Concept illustration: Statecraft / AI-generated
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01 / Global economy↗

The geography of dependence

Suez, the energy shock and the Red Sea: how Britain has tried to protect the connections on which its prosperity depends, and why protection has not removed vulnerability.

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02 / Europe↗

Europe’s promise problem

From NATO’s northern enlargement to SAFE and the Anglo-French nuclear declarations: Britain’s role in turning European solidarity into credible defence.

Security & alliances · 14 MIN READ
03 / Asia-Pacific↗

The space between great powers

ASEAN’s pursuit of room to manoeuvre, and the test it sets for British trade, naval diplomacy and regional partnerships.

Strategic autonomy · 14 MIN READ
Empty rows of seats in the United Nations General Assembly hall
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In focus / The international order

What can diplomacy
still achieve?

Institutions deserve neither automatic deference nor reflexive dismissal. A closer look at the work that happens after the summit ends.

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Sudan / Diplomacy & conflict

The cost of continuing

Britain has announced new sanctions and mediators have returned to Geneva. Changing the course of Sudan’s war requires pressure that reaches its sources of supply, protects civilians and gives Sudanese people a meaningful voice in the peace being negotiated.

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