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Asa McKercher
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Hudson Chair in 🇨🇦-🇺🇸 Relations History and Public Policy @Mulroney Institute @St. FX Editor @International Journal Mostly Canada in the World

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 24d
On this day in 1988, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney apologized in the House of Commons for the wrongs committed against Japanese-Canadians during the Second World War.

Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇
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The image shows a person, identified as Brian Mulroney, signing a document at a desk. He is wearing a dark suit with a patterned tie. Another individual, wearing a suit with a red and blue striped tie, is seated to his right. Several other people in formal attire stand in the background. The document has a blue cover with an emblem and text.
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Brian Mulroney Institute of Government @mulroneyinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 15
Join CIC Halifax for a Public Talk & Panel.
Featuring Dr. Kim Richard Nossal
Moderated by Dr. @asamckercher.bsky.social

🗓️ Thursday, Sept. 25
🕕 6 pm to 8:30 pm
📍 Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Rd
Cost: Free
Register in advance: bit.ly/4pkublz
A graphic promoting an upcoming event at the Halifax Public Library - Public Talk and Panel Discussion - Canada Alone: Navigating the Post-American World. Featuring Dr. Kim Richard Nossal. Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Halifax Central Library.
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Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy (CENFAD) @cenfad.bsky.social · Sep 11
Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Asa McKercher (@asamckercher.bsky.social).

This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Oleksa Drachewych @odrachewych.bsky.social · Aug 29
I had the opportunity to be on today's episode of The Big Story Podcast. There, I discuss the peace negotiations that have taken place and the likelihood of their success in Russia's War in Ukraine. Also found on Spotify, Apple, and other places: youtu.be/-j10sVtgxKo?...
Can an enduring peace in Ukraine be brokered? | The Big Story
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Armando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social · Aug 27
Has anyone put it to Nigel Farage that his two main policies have been Brexit and Donald Trump?
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Christopher McKnight Nichols @cmcknichols.bsky.social · Jun 20
Coming up next week - June 26-28, 2025, the annual conference of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (#SHAFR) @shafrhistorians.bsky.social in Arlington, VA, check out this amazing program, honored to a part @oah.org @h-diplo.bsky.social 🗃️ www.shafr.org/assets/docs/...
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IJ: Canada’s Journal of Global Policy Analysis @intl-journal.bsky.social · Jun 16
As G7 leaders meet in Kananaskis, IJ 80/2 dives into AI & security, NATO, critical minerals, Canada’s foreign policy, and more. Plus: a new Field Reports section. Read the issue: https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/ijxa/current
As G7 leaders meet in Kananaskis, IJ 80/2 dives into AI & security, NATO, critical minerals, Canada’s foreign policy, and more. Plus: a new Field Reports section. Read the issue: https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/ijxa/current
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IJ: Canada’s Journal of Global Policy Analysis @intl-journal.bsky.social · May 30
International Journal invites proposals for thematic issues on global policy challenges. We welcome interdisciplinary ideas that engage scholars and policymakers alike. Contact editors Leah Sarson & @asamckercher.bsky.social to discuss. Details: buff.ly/OE0st69
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Sarah Smith @smithsarah.bsky.social · May 1
Delighted to share that my new book 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵: 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 is out today with @ubcpress.bsky.social!
A hand with pink nail polish holds a book titled Trading on Art: Cultural Diplomacy and Free Trade in North America by Sarah E.K. Smith. The book cover shows twelve paper plates, on each a state or province from Canada, Mexico and the US is rendered in red, blue or green. In the background you can see the brushstrokes of a grey painting with a building and people.
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Dr Matthew Hefler @matthefler.bsky.social · Apr 15
Recently caught up with @thejeffdouglas.bsky.social @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social to discuss some of the latest news around intelligence, security and diplomacy 🌎

Main point was the role of intelligence services in protecting elections and cooperating with allies 🤝
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How Trump's Transactionalism Could Change Decades Old Security Relationships
Podcast Episode · Mainstreet Halifax · 2025-03-25 · 25m
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Peter McInnis @defendeducation.bsky.social · Apr 11
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American scholars moving to Canada, eh?
An interview with the president of the Canadian Association of University Teachers, Peter McInnis | RadioLabour Canada
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Susie Colbourn @susancolbourn.net · Mar 21
Transatlantic relations have had familiar patterns that recur and endure so we almost instinctively assume the patterns will repeat once more.

That makes it hard to acknowledge that now could be different—the crisis that finally breaks NATO or the push for European autonomy that actually succeeds.
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Brian Mulroney Institute of Government @mulroneyinstitute.bsky.social · Mar 18
The Mulroney Institute welcomes Dr. Kim R. Nossal, scholar of Canadian foreign policy, for a conversation on the state of Canada-US relations, hosted by Dr. @asamckercher.bsky.social.

March 20 | 10 am ADT
In Person: Sobey’s Reading Room, Physical Science Centre
Online: vimeo.com/event/4986653
A graphic promoting an upcoming event: Coffee and Conversation with Dr. Kim R. Nossal. March 20th, 2025, 10-11 a.m., Sobey's Reading Room, Physical Science Centre.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Mar 16
President Trump’s rhetoric and actions have left many Canadians baffled and infuriated. Some have responded by canceling their trips to the United States — and in certain cases, they’re writing messages to let Americans know how they feel.
These Canadians are canceling U.S. trips as Trump sours relations
Trump’s rhetoric has infuriated Canadians, who have responded by canceling their U.S. trips. Some are writing to let Americans know why they’re not coming.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Mar 9
Kevin Hassett suggests Canadian authorities are covering up major fentanyl operations: "I can tell you that in the situation room I've seen photographs of fentanyl labs in Canada that the law enforcement folks were leaving alone. Canada's got a big drug problem."
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Jordan Heath-Rawlings @jordanhr.bsky.social · Mar 7
Excited to share a personal project I've been working on. I've heard the best thing you can do for your country in tough times is use the skills you have.

So I hope you'll subscribe, share and listen to Elbows Up, a podcast about how, exactly, Canada can be strong and free. Forever.

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Elbows Up
Go to Elbows Up.
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Matina Stevis-Gridneff @matinastevis.bsky.social · Mar 7
TLDR: The 51st state talk is not a joke. It is a consistent delivery of threats to Canadian sovereignty at the highest levels of government.

Our reporting out today.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/w...
How Trump’s ‘51st State’ Canada Talk Came to Be Seen as Deadly Serious (Gift Article)
President Trump, in an early February call, challenged the border treaty between the two countries and told Justin Trudeau he didn’t like their shared water agreements.
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Brian Mulroney Institute of Government @mulroneyinstitute.bsky.social · Mar 5
Dr. @asamckercher.bsky.social, the Steven K. Hudson Research Chair in Canada-US Relations at the Mulroney Institute, speaks to @cbsnews.com about how Trump's tariffs on Canada will impact businesses.

Watch it now: bit.ly/4h8E0h8
How Trump's tariffs on Canada will impact businesses
The U.S.'s trade partnership with Canada has long been a key driving force for several border states' economies. Canada imposed a retaliatory tariff on U.S. goods on Tuesday. CBS News national corresp...
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