Including uncomfortable conversations in our global relations: idealistic, or prudent?

Countries like Canada can no longer ignore the ongoing destructive effect neocolonialism and imperialism have on conflicts in the Global South.

We cannot accurately frame something like regional stability concerns without looking to ourselves—as neocolonial or imperial powers—and how we have contributed to the problems in the countries and regions we speak about, writes Sarah Moritz.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SARAH MORITZ

September 20, 2023

Growing up, when I read the news, any trouble or crisis facing a country in the Global South was largely framed in such a way that gave me the impression that the issue was due to the failure of the country or region. Or it was because of their deficiencies and incapability,...

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