Michael Kovrig's Strategic Narratives

Michael Kovrig's Strategic Narratives

Home
Notes
Archive
About
China’s Strategy in the Pacific
Expand presence, encircle emptiness, entice elites, entrench influence, deepen dependence, divert attention, and break the island chains that constrain
 • Michael Kovrig
Handling Canada-China relations in an age of weaponized supply chains
If Canada wants to remain a G7 economy, it must approach economic relations with China through the lens of strategic caution, not short-term commercial…
 • Vina
A "Correct" Perception of China
It's not the one the Chinese Communist Party wants you to have. That's why it's crucial to decode what its diplomatic slogans really mean.
 • Michael Kovrig
As Canada's Mark Carney meets China's Li Qiang, it's time for a new strategy
Featuring a guest post by Vina Nadjibulla
 • Michael Kovrig
Is it Safe to Visit China?
Exit bans, arbitrary arrests, vague laws, political influence, gruelling prison sentences, secret executions — the risks keep growing.
 • Michael Kovrig
China Secretly Executed Four Canadians. I Explain Why.
How the Chinese Communist Party uses the death penalty for domestic intimidation and diplomatic leverage
 • Michael Kovrig
China-Canada Relations: High Tariffs and Low Trust
Chinese analysts and diplomats say that Canada, under pressure from Trump's tariffs, should tilt toward China. I explain why that would be bad for…
 • Michael Kovrig
Michael Kovrig's Strategic Narratives
Michael Kovrig's Strategic Narratives
Comment and analysis on the intersection of geopolitics, geoeconomics, global security, strategic communication and human values with a focus on China, the Indo-Pacific and great power rivalry from an ex-diplomat and current policy adviser.
Recommendations
View all 21
CHINA POLICY leads
CHINA POLICY leads
CHINA POLICY team
Christopher’s Newsletter
Christopher’s Newsletter
Christopher M. Schroeder
Nukesletter
Nukesletter
Ankit Panda
User's avatar
China Articles
Matt Turpin
User's avatar
Wesley Wark’s National Security and Intelligence Newsletter
Wesley Wark

Michael Kovrig's Strategic Narratives

AboutArchiveRecommendationsSitemap
© 2025 Michael Kovrig · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture