On playing hardball with the U.S.
Ben reacts to the BC Premier’s decision to withdraw anti-tariff ads from U.S. airwaves amid a battle against punitive U.S. tariffs on softwood lumber:
On international alliances to strengthen Canadian democracy
The U.S. descent into authoritarianism has spurred democracy movements in liberal democracies around the world. Canada can link arms with these democracies through an emerging democracy movement of our own.
On the poor prospects for a trade deal with the U.S.
Ben speaks with the CBC’s Andrew Nichols about the visit of Prime Minister Carney to Washington on October 7 and what the absence of any agreement portends for the trade relationship.
On the global democracy movement
The vacuum left by U.S. withdrawal from democracy promotion has created space for democracy to be defined by activists around the world - in a way that resonates with Canadian democracy in this era of “Elbows Up”
On the negotiations to lift U.S. tariffs on Canada
In an interview on CTV news June 30, Ben Rowswell breaks down what a Canadian government concession implies about the negotiations it is leading with the U.S. to remove tariffs
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
