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Younes Zangiabadi

Younes Zangiabadi is executive vice-president of the Institute for Peace & Diplomacy.

Carney’s first foreign policy test begins in the Middle East

  • By failing to condemn blatant violations of international law, the Liberal government has defaulted to the same old reactive alignment with the United States.
Opinion | BY YOUNES ZANGIABADI | June 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As destruction and casualties mount in the Middle East, this marks the first major international test for Carney, writes Younes Zangiabadi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Carney’s first foreign policy test begins in the Middle East

Opinion | BY YOUNES ZANGIABADI | June 18, 2025
  • By failing to condemn blatant violations of international law, the Liberal government has defaulted to the same old reactive alignment with the United States.

Carney’s first foreign policy test begins in the Middle East

Opinion | BY YOUNES ZANGIABADI | June 18, 2025
  • By failing to condemn blatant violations of international law, the Liberal government has defaulted to the same old reactive alignment with the United States.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As destruction and casualties mount in the Middle East, this marks the first major international test for Carney, writes Younes Zangiabadi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada must remain pragmatic with China amid COVID-19

  • TORONTO—After weeks of Canada’s diplomatic restraint from joining other allies like Australia in calling for an international investigation into China’s early handling of the
Opinion | BY YOUNES ZANGIABADI | May 27, 2020
Michael Spavor, left, and Michael Kovrig, right, have been detained by Chinese authorities since December 2018. Consular officials haven't been able to access the two Canadians since Jan. 13 and Jan. 14, respectively. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and the International Crisis Group

Canada must remain pragmatic with China amid COVID-19

Opinion | BY YOUNES ZANGIABADI | May 27, 2020
  • TORONTO—After weeks of Canada’s diplomatic restraint from joining other allies like Australia in calling for an international investigation into China’s early handling of the

Canada must remain pragmatic with China amid COVID-19

Opinion | BY YOUNES ZANGIABADI | May 27, 2020
  • TORONTO—After weeks of Canada’s diplomatic restraint from joining other allies like Australia in calling for an international investigation into China’s early handling of the
Michael Spavor, left, and Michael Kovrig, right, have been detained by Chinese authorities since December 2018. Consular officials haven't been able to access the two Canadians since Jan. 13 and Jan. 14, respectively. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and the International Crisis Group

How could Canada be dragged into confrontations in the Persian Gulf?

  • TORONTO—With the tensions fast rising in the Persian Gulf region, it is very much possible that Canada will also be dragged into this confrontation
Opinion | BY YOUNES ZANGIABADI | October 7, 2019
Abbas Mousavi, the Foreign Ministry spokesman, condemned the move, saying that Iran will take action to restore its rights based on international law if Canada fails to revoke the unlawful decisions. In this tense environment, Canada must realize the real risk of getting dragged into the Iran-U.S. confrontation if it does not establish its own channel of communication with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

How could Canada be dragged into confrontations in the Persian Gulf?

Opinion | BY YOUNES ZANGIABADI | October 7, 2019
  • TORONTO—With the tensions fast rising in the Persian Gulf region, it is very much possible that Canada will also be dragged into this confrontation

How could Canada be dragged into confrontations in the Persian Gulf?

Opinion | BY YOUNES ZANGIABADI | October 7, 2019
  • TORONTO—With the tensions fast rising in the Persian Gulf region, it is very much possible that Canada will also be dragged into this confrontation
Abbas Mousavi, the Foreign Ministry spokesman, condemned the move, saying that Iran will take action to restore its rights based on international law if Canada fails to revoke the unlawful decisions. In this tense environment, Canada must realize the real risk of getting dragged into the Iran-U.S. confrontation if it does not establish its own channel of communication with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia
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