On PM Carney’s Invitation to Narendra Modi
Two years after the Canadian government accused the Indian government of conspiring to kill a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil, Prime Minister Carney has invited Narendra Modi to Canada to participate in the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta.
Ben Rowswell explains the geopolitical realignment that made this invitation possible, amid the imperative Canada and its fellow liberal democracies have to coordinate how we collectively engage other world powers like India
On the G7 Summit
David Common interviews Ben Rowswell on the stakes of the G7 Summit that runs from June 15 to 17, for the Toronto-area radio program CBC Metro Morning
On the Speech from the Throne
Ben Rowswell talks with Andrew Nichols about both the substance and the symbolism of sovereignty featured in King Charles’ Speech from the Throne in Canada’s Parliament on May 27, 2025
On the new foreign policy team in Cabinet
Prime Minister Carney has replaced almost the entire foreign policy team, led by Anita Anand as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs. I break down what this signals for the changes Canada needs to introduce as we pull back from the U.S. and engage new partners in security and trade
Interview with Ben Rowswell on CBC’s As It Happens
This story led As It Happens on August 2, 2024
Comparing disinformation across liberal democracies
The methods that German far - right extremists use to distort public debate on immigration can be found within Canadian media environments as well. On October 24, 2023 . I organized a conference in Calgary in which we compared disinformation trends in different liberal democracies. This is a concrete step toward a pattern of mutual learning between democracies on shared challenges and how inclusive, pluralist democracies can best meet them
Keynote address on a new alliance of democracies
Keynote address to the Kingston Conference on International Security, June 2019
On the collapse of Venezuela
Testimony to the Senate Foreign Affairs and International Trade Committee, February 2019
