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Authorizing U.S. Warfare: Domestic Critics, Global Constituencies and the Renewal of the AUMF 0
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- 19 janvier 2014
By Mariah Zeisberg, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan. She will be giving a lecture at CIPS on January 23, 2014.

The 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), which the United States Congress enacted after …
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Why is Ottawa Accelerating its International Aid Budget Cuts by Stealth?0
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- 14 janvier 2014
by Bruce Montador

The Harper government started two years ago to cut back on official development assistance (ODA), announcing in 2012 a three-year series of cuts (even if Canada is among the donor countries least under fiscal pressure to cut …
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Democracy or the « Almighty Dollar » – Do We Need to Choose?0
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- 1 janvier 2014
by Gerd Schönwälder

When the Harper government made the interests of Canada’s business community its top foreign policy priority last month, effectively sidelining traditional Canadian concerns such as democratic development, good governance, or human security, some observers were quick to …
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Democratic Emerging Powers and Democracy Promotion 0
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- 16 décembre 2013
by Gerd Schönwälder

CIPS has just received the report on a conference it helped facilitate in October 2013 on the role of democratic emerging powers (DEPs)—such as India, Brazil, South Africa, Indonesia, and Turkey—in supporting democracy beyond their own borders. …
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Stephen Harper and a ‘Rising Canada’0
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- 12 décembre 2013
By Colin Robertson, Vice President, Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute

Stephen Harper aims to position Canada as a ‘rising power’. While protecting our privileged access to the USA, Canada under Harper’s leadership actively seeks new markets for our goods …
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A Dignified Warrior for Peace: Nelson Mandela 0
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- 8 décembre 2013
By Joanne St. Lewis, Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa

My heart is heavy. The braided life of pain, joy, courage, strength and love – indeed, all that was the brilliant complex persona of Nelson Mandela is …
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Is Canada a Responsible Global Partner?0
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- 4 décembre 2013
In anticipation of the December 5th book launch of the Oxford Handbook of Modern Diplomacy, CIPS posed the following question to former Prime Minister Paul Martin (who will be speaking at the event): “What does the recently announced DFATD …
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How Canada Goes to War 0
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- 3 décembre 2013
by Philippe Lagassé

Canada’s military training mission in Afghanistan will end in 2014. When the Canadian Forces are next sent overseas, members of Parliament will likely vote on the mission. The Conservative government has made it a point to consult …
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As Iran Opens to the World, Canada is Left Behind 0
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- 25 novembre 2013
by John Mundy

Published in The Globe and Mail, November 25, 2013

The earth moved Sunday in Geneva when the United States, its P5 plus 1 negotiating partners and Iran came to an interim agreement on Iran’s nuclear program. …
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Sexy Vanilla: Canada-EU Free Trade 0
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- 14 novembre 2013
The same week that celebrity British street artist Banksy upset New Yorkers by saying the new World Trade Center is “vanilla…and looks like something they would build in Canada », an Economist headline stated, “Canada doesn’t get any sexier than …
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Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa: Beyond Consistent Inconsistency?0
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- 18 octobre 2013
By David Black, Dalhousie University

A preview of David Black’s CIPS lecture on October 22, 2013

Among the various criticisms of the Harper government’s foreign policy, its presumed neglect or even abandonment of sub-Saharan Africa is among the most frequently …
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Regional Innovation Policies in a Globally Connected Environment: Lessons from Europe 0
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- 16 octobre 2013
By Michele Mastroeni, University of Edinburgh

A preview of Michele Mastroeni’s CIPS lecture on October 18, 2013

Industry leaders and governments have pursued innovation as a source of economic growth for the last two decades. While firms have been striving …
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