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Canada’s Strategic Foresight for 2025–2035

Navigating US-China Bipolarity and Securing Strategic Autonomy through Canada's lens

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Main question: How can Canada ensure economic survival and sovereignty while caught between an unpredictable, transactional U.S. and a coercive China
Argument: Canada must adopt a pragmatic, interest-led approach by integrating defense with the U.S. while hedging risks through strategic Indo-Pacific partnerships
Conclusion: Geopolitical success relies on leveraging critical minerals and sharing the costs of maintaining sovereignty with a network of capable middle powers

By Sevastiana Roumelioti

28 May 2026 · 14:11 CET· Updated 25 June 2026 · 17:30 CETIssue I

How should Canada handle the new geopolitical scene till 2035

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Sevastiana Roumelioti Sevastiana Roumelioti is a political scientist specializing in European security and defence industry policy, in Brussels while she is pursuing her MA on European and International Governance. As part of the EPIS, and drawing on her strong engagement with NATO through the YATA NETWORK, she focuses, EU–NATO cooperation and her personal goals include advancing effective diplomacy in international relations while reinforcing Europe’s strategic autonomy within a new transatlantic framework.

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Roumelioti, S. (2026). Canada’s Strategic Foresight for 2025–2035. EPIS Insight · International Relations & Diplomacy.

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