Toronto Star · The Globe and Mail · Ottawa Citizen
Allan Rock
Publishing · On our record since 2008
Where this writer stands
Foreign affairs3 pieces
Alliance restraintAssertive alliances and sanctions
“We ought not to be sending military gear to Mr. Trump's America without assurance that it will not be used unlawfully.” Read the piece
Defence1 piece
Restrain spending and deploymentsHigher spending and more capability
“Canada needs credible defence capabilities in a dangerous and unstable world.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Canada needs to stand against Marco Rubio’s latest crusade — even if it costs usOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 17, 2026
- Canada’s military renewal ought to be about more than just guns, ships and jetsOpinion · Toronto Star · May 22, 2026
- An international norm is being questioned after Trump’s Iran strikes. As two of the officials who helped established it, we’d like to set the record straightOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 10, 2026
- Opinion: Why are Canadian arms fuelling foreign conflicts?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 2, 2026
- Opinion: A blueprint for a better UN Security CouncilOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 29, 2025
- Opinion: Canada can lead on the world stage again – and in the name of protecting civiliansOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 17, 2025
- Opinion: Canada’s remarkable joint statement on the suffering in Gaza is a good first stepOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 21, 2025
- Opinion: Canada’s foreign policy must catch up to its military spendingOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 26, 2025
- We’ve worked with Liberal PMs going back to Pierre Trudeau. Here’s why Chrystia Freeland should be nextOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 27, 2025
- Opinion: It’s time for Canada to tell Donald Trump that enough is enoughOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 12, 2025
- Opinion: The time has come to think about what comes after the war in GazaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 9, 2024
- Opinion: Even the United States could use international election observersOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 23, 2024
- Opinion: Putting migrants in federal prisons is unjustified and unjustOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 5, 2024
- Opinion: Canada can help establish an international protective force in GazaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 2, 2024
- Opinion: Airdrops are showy, but they do little for the people of GazaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 3, 2024
- Opinion: Canada must ensure it doesn’t let Putin off the hookOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 10, 2023
- Opinion: Canada can seek justice for child victims of conflictOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 27, 2023
- Opinion: In the conflict in Gaza, we must think about the childrenOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 9, 2023
- Opinion: A Canada-led NATO of the North would solve two of our problems at onceOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 7, 2023
- Opinion: Canada can make a decisive difference in ending violence by men against womenOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 25, 2023
- Opinion: Here’s a better fix for Roxham RoadOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 26, 2023
- Opinion: Ottawa is set to finally allow Canadian aid to reach Afghanistan. What took so long?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 16, 2023
- Opinion: Seeking asylum is a legal human right – why are we treating it as the opposite?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 22, 2023
- Opinion: Canada must stop detaining migrants in provincial jailsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 13, 2022
- Opinion: The Safe Third Country Agreement is unsafe – and unconstitutionalOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 10, 2022
- Opinion: Paying for blood and plasma donations is not the answer to our shortagesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 28, 2022
- Opinion: The United Nations can use its blue helmets to save lives in UkraineOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 21, 2022
- Opinion: Many Afghans are still stuck in purgatory. We must not let their plight fall off our agendaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 23, 2022
- Opinion: Donald Trump may run, and win, in 2024. Canada must prepare now to protect global democracyOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 25, 2021
- Opinion: Donald Trump may run, and win, in 2024. Canada must prepare now to protect global democracyOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 25, 2021
- Opinion | Memo to the new cabinet: Canada must meet the moment in AfghanistanOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 3, 2021
- Opinion: Canada can ease the refugee crisis at the U.S.-Mexican borderOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 26, 2021
- Opinion: Quebec’s Bill 96 has its merits, notwithstanding one big flawOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 8, 2021
- Opinion: Canada must stop returning asylum seekers to the United States. Even one more is too manyOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 2, 2020
- Opinion: Let’s hold the kleptocrats to accountOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 21, 2020
- The world faces a pandemic: where is the security council?Opinion · Toronto Star · Mar 30, 2020
- The world faces a pandemic: where is the security council?Opinion · Toronto Star · Mar 29, 2020
- Opinion: The coronavirus doesn’t give us license to ignore the crisis in SyriaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 8, 2020
- Opinion: Amazon fires: Brazil’s President is committing ecocide. We must stop himOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 25, 2019
- We disregard asylum seekers at great peril to our humanityOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 26, 2018
- In a world bereft of leadership, Kofi Annan will be missedOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 23, 2018
- Let’s ensure our border remains a beacon of hopeOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 10, 2018
- Bill C-75 is justice reform that makes senseOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 5, 2018
- A lesson from one of ‘those’ African countriesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 1, 2018
- A lesson from one of ‘those’ African countriesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 1, 2018
- How to stop the Myanmar crisis? We can learn from KosovoOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 25, 2017
- How to stop the Myanmar crisis? We can learn from KosovoOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 25, 2017
- How to stop the Myanmar crisis? We can learn from KosovoOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 24, 2017
- The tragedy of the Rohingya is our collective failureOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 3, 2017
- The tragedy of the Rohingya is our collective failureOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 3, 2017
- The tragedy of the Rohingya is our collective failureOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 3, 2017
- The tragedy of the Rohingya is our collective failureOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 3, 2017
- The tragedy of the Rohingya is our collective failureOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 3, 2017
- The tragedy of the Rohingya is our collective failureOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 3, 2017
- The tragedy of the Rohingya is our collective failureOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 3, 2017
- How Canada can respond to the carnage in MyanmarOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 5, 2017
- More federal action needed to restore lost Canadian citizenship rightsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 25, 2017
- More federal action needed to restore lost Canadian citizenship rightsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 25, 2017
- How Canada can win a UN Security Council seatOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 6, 2016
- How Canada can win a UN Security Council seatOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 6, 2016