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Matthew A. Sears
Last published Jan. 2026 · On our record since 2017
Where this writer stands
Foreign affairs1 piece
Alliance restraintAssertive alliances and sanctions
“Treating everyone justly, including (or especially?) the less powerful, is not only the right thing to do; it is also, in the long run, in the interests of all parties.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Opinion: ‘Might is right’ led to the Athenians’ downfall. Trump should heed their warning – and Carney’sOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 20, 2026
- Opinion: If you don’t want to be an ‘idiotes,’ you have to do more than just voteOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 14, 2022
- Opinion: War is not inevitable. Even the Ancient Greeks understood thatOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 3, 2022
- Opinion: For Alberta’s young students, Ancient Rome and Canada’s residential schools should be equally challenging materialOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 6, 2020
- Matthew A. Sears: History teaches us why targeting Muslims over the niqab is absurdOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 22, 2017
- Matthew A. Sears: History teaches us why targeting Muslims over the niqab is absurdOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Oct 22, 2017
- Matthew A. Sears: History teaches us why targeting Muslims over the niqab is absurdOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 22, 2017