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Graeme Thompson

@ga_thomps

Geopolitics + Canada analyst @EurasiaGroup | Past @Harvard @UniofOxford @LSEnews & @CanadaFP | 🇨🇦 in 🇺🇸 via 🇬🇧 | usual disclaimers apply.

 Cambridge, MA
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Joined August 2020
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I still like Ike.
Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) profile pictureMichael Beschloss
@BeschlossDC4 Sep 2020
Dwight Eisenhower while giving speech to veterans in 1952 and discussing those who died under his command on D-Day: #Walker
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The Hon. Angus Macdonald of Nova Scotia, then the Minister for the Navy, speaking at The Royal Roads Royal Canadian Military College in Colwood, BC on Trafalgar Day, Oct. 21, 1942.
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@MarkJCarneyOct 13
On this day in 1812.
A small figurine of Major-General Sir Isaac Brock sits on Prime Minister Carney's desk.

ALT A small figurine of Major-General Sir Isaac Brock sits on Prime Minister Carney's desk.

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Ontario cottage (sometimes Ontario farmhouse or Ontario Gothic) is a personal favourite. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontari…
Ontario Cottage - Wikipedia

Ontario Cottage - Wikipedia

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@jkenneyOct 12
Why is it that so few contemporary Canadian architects have any interest in building according to distinctively Canadian vernacular styles? There is a wonderful deposit of 19th and early / mid 20th vernacular Canadian architecture that, if replicated, could make our cities feel so much more like home.
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Why is it that so few contemporary Canadian architects have any interest in building according to distinctively Canadian vernacular styles? There is a wonderful deposit of 19th and early / mid 20th vernacular Canadian architecture that, if replicated, could make our cities feel so much more like home.
Fortissax (@FortySacks) profile pictureFortissax
@FortySacksOct 12
There’s something distinctly Canadian about so many old churches across the country being constructed with red brick, much of which was taken from the Queenston Formation clay in Ontario. Irish or French Catholic, Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist, all red brick.
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I am here, once again, asking you not to make me tap the sign. nationalpost.com/opinion/gra…
Graeme Thompson: Two cheers for CANZUK — an increasingly important alliance in an uncertain world

Graeme Thompson: Two cheers for CANZUK — an increasingly important alliance in an uncertain world

In recalibrating its international engagement, Canada should start by deepening its foreign policy collaboration with the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand

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Doug Saunders (@DougSaunders) profile pictureDoug Saunders@DougSaundersSep 21
This is a great improvement on the CANZUK concept that seems to circulate endlessly on this platform. Same idea, much better-chosen partners
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@EurasiaGroupSep 18
The European Union’s offer of associate membership to Canada is a first – but it ties into a broader strategy. Our expert @ga_thomps explains how this is another example of how Canada reducing its reliance on the US: @bnnbloomberg bnnbloomberg.ca/video/shows/…
What can Canada gain from closer EU ties?

What can Canada gain from closer EU ties?

Graeme Thompson, senior analyst in global macro at Eurasia Group, joins BNN Bloomberg to Ottawa's actions to reduce reliance on the U.S.

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Ali Wyne
@Ali_WyneAug 6
In a piece for @ftopinion, I discuss a perhaps unexpected alignment between President Trump’s views on China policy and trends in U.S. public opinion, particularly among younger Americans. Thanks very much to Sasha Polakow-Suransky for the opportunity. ft.com/content/53920df1-f6b4…

Both Trump and young Americans are warming to China

The president and Gen Z voters are far more open to a co-operative relationship with Beijing than hawks in Congress

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Joseph Ledford
@JosephALedfordJul 9
The Monroe Doctrine has endured for over three quarters of America’s lifespan, becoming the great tenet of U.S. statecraft. My latest for @EngelsbergIdeas on the good, the bad, and the ugly of the Monroe Doctrine: engelsbergideas.com/notebook…
The good, the bad, and the ugly of the Monroe Doctrine

The good, the bad, and the ugly of the Monroe Doctrine

For over three quarters of the nation's lifespan, the Monroe Doctrine has uniquely captured the American mind, for better or worse.

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Great opportunity for early career academics working at the intersection of history and geopolitics.
Centre for Geopolitics (@CamGeopolitics) profile pictureCentre for Geopolitics@CamGeopoliticsMay 28
The Centre for Geopolitics is taking applications for 3 new Postdoctoral Research Associate positions, with applications closing on 14th June 2026. Visit our website for more information: cfg.cam.ac.uk/news/postdocto…

Postdoctoral Research Associate x 3 (Fixed Term) Closing date – 14 June 2026 - Centre for Geopoli...

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Amanda Fortini
@amandafortiniMay 28
Just saw this on Substack. The metaphor is spot on.
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Roman Fisher
@RomanFisher__May 13
Canada has had a longer continuous, unbroken period of monarchical government than any of England, Scotland or Northern Ireland. This is due to the Interregnum of 1649-1660, at which time Canada was part of New France.
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@RaminNasibovMay 12
What historical fact sounds fake but is true?
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Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 (@Noahpinion) profile pictureNoah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼
@NoahpinionMay 10
Twenty years from now the Canadian Empire will reign over 26% of the Earth's surface and 34% of its population
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Spittin' Chiclets
@spittinchicletsApr 28
The mic cut out during O Canada, and the Buffalo crowd didn’t miss a beat 🇨🇦
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On this day in 1933, Toronto's Ace Bailey suffered a serious head injury after he was hit by Boston's Eddie Shore. The injury ended his career. A benefit game between Toronto and NHL All-Stars was held on Feb. 14, 1934 and is considered to be the first NHL All-Star Game.
Black and white team photo of a vintage hockey team posed on an ice rink in three rows. Back row: standing players and coaches in dark jerseys with "NHL" and maple leaf logos, some with ties. Middle row: seated players in white jerseys with "NHL" and star logos, holding hockey sticks across their laps. Front row: kneeling players in white jerseys with gloves, sticks laid out in front. Chain-link fence and spectators visible in the background.

ALT Black and white team photo of a vintage hockey team posed on an ice rink in three rows. Back row: standing players and coaches in dark jerseys with "NHL" and maple leaf logos, some with ties. Middle row: seated players in white jerseys with "NHL" and star logos, holding hockey sticks across their laps. Front row: kneeling players in white jerseys with gloves, sticks laid out in front. Chain-link fence and spectators visible in the background.

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“All these were honoured in their generations and were the glory of their times.” - Ecclesiasticus 44:7
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Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! A great opportunity to truly appreciate everything we have to be thankful for in our lives, community and country.
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Gregory Brew
@gbrew242 Oct 2025
Check out this very cool piece from @ga_thomps
Michael Pettis (@michaelxpettis) profile pictureMichael Pettis
@michaelxpettis2 Oct 2025
1/3 Very interesting essay by Graeme Thompson that places the intellectual underpinnings of the current global trade regime in an historical perspective. By the end of the 19th Century, Thompson writes, "the long-standing hegemony of... @ga_thomps engelsbergideas.com/essays/t…
The end of Pax Britannica

The end of Pax Britannica

A mercantilist, multipolar geopolitical system appears to be emerging from within the liberal world order, destined to replace it. The experience of Britain's imperial past suggests that this...

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Michael Pettis
@michaelxpettis2 Oct 2025
1/3 Very interesting essay by Graeme Thompson that places the intellectual underpinnings of the current global trade regime in an historical perspective. By the end of the 19th Century, Thompson writes, "the long-standing hegemony of... @ga_thomps engelsbergideas.com/essays/t…
The end of Pax Britannica

The end of Pax Britannica

A mercantilist, multipolar geopolitical system appears to be emerging from within the liberal world order, destined to replace it. The experience of Britain's imperial past suggests that this...

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Graeme Thompson@ga_thomps29 Sep 2025
Re-upping my recent essay for @EngelsbergIdeas on 'The End of Pax Britannica' - an era of great power competition, a shifting balance of power, and economic fragmentation with clear parallels to today's geopolitics. @EurasiaGroup @belferhistory engelsbergideas.com/essays/t…
The end of Pax Britannica

The end of Pax Britannica

A mercantilist, multipolar geopolitical system appears to be emerging from within the liberal world order, destined to replace it. The experience of Britain's imperial past suggests that this...

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Re-upping my recent essay for @EngelsbergIdeas on 'The End of Pax Britannica' - an era of great power competition, a shifting balance of power, and economic fragmentation with clear parallels to today's geopolitics. @EurasiaGroup @belferhistory engelsbergideas.com/essays/t…
The end of Pax Britannica

The end of Pax Britannica

A mercantilist, multipolar geopolitical system appears to be emerging from within the liberal world order, destined to replace it. The experience of Britain's imperial past suggests that this...

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