Research and Publications

First published in 1940 as a pamphlet series focused on contemporary Canadian foreign policy, Behind the Headlines evolved into a quarterly current affairs magazine and then into a policy paper series. The various iterations of Behind the Headlines shared a focus on international affairs and Canada’s place in the world, as well as an overriding goal of producing material accessible to a wide audience. Past editions and articles are  available by clicking the button. Today, Behind the Headlines has become part of Open Canada with longer articles and analysis captured in, for example, Dr. Alan Siaroff’s expert analysis of many global elections held by key Canadian allies and partners.

Founded in 1946, International Journal (IJ) has long been Canada’s leading academic forum for serious discussion of foreign policy and international affairs. Published in conjunction with the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History (CCIH), it combines brief, policy-relevant articles with longer, peer-reviewed, scholarly assessments of interest to foreign policy makers, analysts and academics in Canada and around the world.  IJ is cross-disciplinary, combining the insights of political science and history with economics and other fields to advance research and dialogue on issues of global significance.

For three years, the Canadian International Council and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Canada engaged in the search for a practical means by which liberal, inclusive democracies could renew the basis of their cooperation. The final report of this work was released in December 2023…

Click here: RODA Final Report

Open Canada was founded in June 2011 by the Canadian International Council in collaboration with Taylor Owen. From 2015 to 2019, Open Canada was published by the Centre for International Governance Innovation before returning to the Canadian International Council in 2020. Since its inception, Open Canada has published thousands of articles on international affairs and Canadian foreign policy and has served as a hub for communities in Canada and beyond to meet and discuss world events and new ideas. It has won seven Canadian Online Publishing Awards, including best overall online media site and content of the year in 2013, and, in 2017 and 2018, best investigative article or series.

Search our publication archive to access papers, reports, briefings and other key documents of the CIC and CIIA dating back to 1928.

CIC Special Reports are the outgrowth of long-term CIC research projects and typically offer policy recommendations.