Blayne Haggart
@bhaggart.bsky.social
Professor, Political Science, Brock University
Knowledge governance, IPE, Sydney Swans tragic
Co-author, with Natasha Tusikov, The New Knowledge: Information, Data and the Remaking of Global Power (Bloomsbury, 2023). Open Access.
Knowledge governance, IPE, Sydney Swans tragic
Co-author, with Natasha Tusikov, The New Knowledge: Information, Data and the Remaking of Global Power (Bloomsbury, 2023). Open Access.
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Europe needs to figure out asap what they will do when the US tries to take Greenland by force, and then they need to start preparing to do it. If they wait until it happens it will be too late
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Europe needs to figure out asap what they will do when the US tries to take Greenland by force, and then they need to start preparing to do it. If they wait until it happens it will be too late
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Uh, Canada, you might want to say something definitive about respecting sovereignty of Arctic states sooner rather than later.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Uh, Canada, you might want to say something definitive about respecting sovereignty of Arctic states sooner rather than later.
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“I really wish people would mask in public.”
Monkey’s paw curls…
Monkey’s paw curls…
Talking to AI in Public? This Mask Makes Sure No One Hears a Word
Launched at CES, the Wearphone mask claims it can lower your voice by up to 20 decibels, letting you speak to AI without anyone listening in.
www.pcmag.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
“I really wish people would mask in public.”
Monkey’s paw curls…
Monkey’s paw curls…
Since he became PM, Carney has consistently identified China and Russia as the main security threats to Canada, while also deepening security ties with the US. That has to change.
You can buy all the guns in the world, but they're useless if they're pointed in the wrong direction.
You can buy all the guns in the world, but they're useless if they're pointed in the wrong direction.
Opinion: We need to prepare for the possibility that the U.S. uses military coercion against Canada
After the capture of Venezuela’s president and Trump’s musing about Greenland, Canada must prepare for the worst-case scenario
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Since he became PM, Carney has consistently identified China and Russia as the main security threats to Canada, while also deepening security ties with the US. That has to change.
You can buy all the guns in the world, but they're useless if they're pointed in the wrong direction.
You can buy all the guns in the world, but they're useless if they're pointed in the wrong direction.
This should be a no-brainer for any prime minister. The US violation of Venezuela's sovereignty is a clear warning that they won't respect Canadian sovereignty when it comes to USMCA talks or security arrangements. Silence won't buy us an easier time.
Opinion: We have to speak truth to power and condemn Trump’s Venezuela attack
Canada must denounce the U.S.’s military strikes and capture of Nicolas Maduro
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
This should be a no-brainer for any prime minister. The US violation of Venezuela's sovereignty is a clear warning that they won't respect Canadian sovereignty when it comes to USMCA talks or security arrangements. Silence won't buy us an easier time.
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The author of this piece is re-upping the same argument he and a small powerful group of detractors have made for years. Carney already gave up the Digital Services Tax - what did that do for Canadian negotiations? www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Canada should be prepared to give up the Online Streaming Act in U.S. trade talks
If Ottawa hopes to stand firm on certain trade issues, it should ditch a law that has been an implementation mess, even if it will be costly
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:35 PM
The author of this piece is re-upping the same argument he and a small powerful group of detractors have made for years. Carney already gave up the Digital Services Tax - what did that do for Canadian negotiations? www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Nation building??
January 5, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Nation building??
Missing from this story: In the face of Trump’s regulatory vandalism, the Carney government is slashing the funding of Health Canada, the department that has to deal with the fallout. Hardly the actions of a government taking seriously the collapse of US informational and regulatory reliability.
Canadian officials are correct, and it’s truly a tragedy.
Canadian officials say US health institutions no longer dependable for accurate information
Misinformation from the Trump administration is cited as fuelling Canadians’ concerns over childhood vaccinations
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Missing from this story: In the face of Trump’s regulatory vandalism, the Carney government is slashing the funding of Health Canada, the department that has to deal with the fallout. Hardly the actions of a government taking seriously the collapse of US informational and regulatory reliability.
That pretty much sums it up. For me, it also hammers home how we've not had a serious public debate of the costs (and benefits) of the "patriot"/democratic versus the deeper integration/vassalization choice before us.
January 4, 2026 at 4:29 PM
That pretty much sums it up. For me, it also hammers home how we've not had a serious public debate of the costs (and benefits) of the "patriot"/democratic versus the deeper integration/vassalization choice before us.
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Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped – so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is about regime change in the United States. It only succeeds if Americans allow it to do so.
snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
Venezuela: The Precedents
And America: The Future
snyder.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped – so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is about regime change in the United States. It only succeeds if Americans allow it to do so.
snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
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Déporter Maduro, ce n’est pas seulement renverser un dictateur, c’est montrer que Washington contourne les règles pour ses intérêts. Et demain, notre eau douce ou l’Arctique? Inspirons-nous des Premières Nations: protéger le territoire, savoir dire non.
erickduchesne.substack.com/p/resister-p...
erickduchesne.substack.com/p/resister-p...
Résister pour durer : le Canada face à la tentation impériale de Washington
De la déportation de Maduro à la soif de ressources stratégiques, pourquoi la résilience inspirée des Premières Nations doit guider notre avenir collectif
erickduchesne.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Déporter Maduro, ce n’est pas seulement renverser un dictateur, c’est montrer que Washington contourne les règles pour ses intérêts. Et demain, notre eau douce ou l’Arctique? Inspirons-nous des Premières Nations: protéger le territoire, savoir dire non.
erickduchesne.substack.com/p/resister-p...
erickduchesne.substack.com/p/resister-p...
I’m not sure “allies” is still the best word to describe the European Union, the UK and Canada’s relationship with the US.
January 4, 2026 at 1:11 PM
I’m not sure “allies” is still the best word to describe the European Union, the UK and Canada’s relationship with the US.
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More than a little interesting.
Is it the news organization’s duty to protect US troops even if international law is about to be broken, and a sovereign nation invaded?
Is it the news organization’s duty to protect US troops even if international law is about to be broken, and a sovereign nation invaded?
NEW: Plans for secret U.S. raid to capture Maduro leaked to the Washington Post and New York Times before it happened, but both decided not to publish to protect U.S. troops - Semafor
January 4, 2026 at 10:47 AM
More than a little interesting.
Is it the news organization’s duty to protect US troops even if international law is about to be broken, and a sovereign nation invaded?
Is it the news organization’s duty to protect US troops even if international law is about to be broken, and a sovereign nation invaded?
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What this weak sauce messaging looks like is message alignment -- message discipline -- with many of the European leaders (And Australia too, for that matter.) This was discussed as a group. This was agreed upon.
Denmark's is different (see next post.) Canada's should be different too.
Denmark's is different (see next post.) Canada's should be different too.
January 4, 2026 at 12:07 AM
What this weak sauce messaging looks like is message alignment -- message discipline -- with many of the European leaders (And Australia too, for that matter.) This was discussed as a group. This was agreed upon.
Denmark's is different (see next post.) Canada's should be different too.
Denmark's is different (see next post.) Canada's should be different too.
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The Danish PM does not try to legitimize the United States' extrajudicial decapitation strike on the Venezuelan government, as Canada and many other western allies do, .
It's short and the tone is pissed.
It's short and the tone is pissed.
January 4, 2026 at 12:10 AM
The Danish PM does not try to legitimize the United States' extrajudicial decapitation strike on the Venezuelan government, as Canada and many other western allies do, .
It's short and the tone is pissed.
It's short and the tone is pissed.
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New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
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Laura Tingle with a bit of Australian understatement:
“It’s not really legal to nick someone else’s head of state.”
“It’s not really legal to nick someone else’s head of state.”
January 3, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Laura Tingle with a bit of Australian understatement:
“It’s not really legal to nick someone else’s head of state.”
“It’s not really legal to nick someone else’s head of state.”
Stephen Krasner called the sovereignty-based international system a form of "organized hypocrisy." This time around it feels like hypocrisy has been replaced with naked contempt.
I am struggling with what might be a generational experience. The gulf war was pretty politically formative for me. It’s not history so much as memory this time.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
January 4, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Stephen Krasner called the sovereignty-based international system a form of "organized hypocrisy." This time around it feels like hypocrisy has been replaced with naked contempt.
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2. On the regional level, this is part of an attempt to impose a new order on the Western Hemisphere, one that posits the US as hegemonic power, neocolonial extractivist, offshore gendarme and imperial overlord, depending on the moment and context. Today was all four depending on where you tuned in.
January 3, 2026 at 7:47 PM
2. On the regional level, this is part of an attempt to impose a new order on the Western Hemisphere, one that posits the US as hegemonic power, neocolonial extractivist, offshore gendarme and imperial overlord, depending on the moment and context. Today was all four depending on where you tuned in.
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Something our columnist David Climenhaga wrote in November
Albertans best pay attention to what is happening in Venezuela right now. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Trump’s Coup Plans for Venezuela Are Bad News for Alberta’s Oilsands | The Tyee
A US-engineered regime change would flood the market with cheap, easily accessed bitumen.
thetyee.ca
January 3, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Something our columnist David Climenhaga wrote in November
That’s one possible meaning.
The other: Create a competitive business environment capable of attracting international investment.
The other: Create a competitive business environment capable of attracting international investment.
“Elbows up” means Canada standing up for the “rules-based international order” and publicly condemning violations of international law or arbitrary kidnappings of world leaders
January 3, 2026 at 4:49 PM
That’s one possible meaning.
The other: Create a competitive business environment capable of attracting international investment.
The other: Create a competitive business environment capable of attracting international investment.
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A US indictment doesn’t give you the right to invade another country, seize its leader, or decide who governs next. Criminal charges and non-recognition don’t erase head-of-state immunity, this is regime change dressed up as law enforcement.
Read the unsealed indictment against Maduro: www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...
January 3, 2026 at 3:53 PM
A US indictment doesn’t give you the right to invade another country, seize its leader, or decide who governs next. Criminal charges and non-recognition don’t erase head-of-state immunity, this is regime change dressed up as law enforcement.
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We got outflanked by the fucking *NYT EDITORIAL BOARD!!!*
"By proceeding without any semblance of international legitimacy, valid legal authority or domestic endorsement, Mr. Trump risks providing justification for authoritarians in China, Russia and elsewhere who want to dominate their own neighbors."
NYT Editorial Board
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
NYT Editorial Board
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:38 PM
We got outflanked by the fucking *NYT EDITORIAL BOARD!!!*