An Alliance Above Politics? Israel Tests Diaspora Strategists0

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• 12 février 2015

At first glance, Israel’s current relations with Canada and the United States, two of its closest allies, could hardly seem more divergent.

Last week’s surprise resignation by foreign minister John Baird gave rise to days of media coverage noting the …

The Use and Abuse of Diversity in Canada’s Foreign Policy0

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• 2 juillet 2014

In late May of this year, the Ottawa Forum delivered a sparkling lineup of speakers who proposed new directions for Canada’s international policy. A recurrent theme of the forum’s discussions, in the wordsof co-organizers Taylor Owen and Roland Paris, …

Nine New Takes on Canada’s International Future0

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• 2 juin 2014

On May 23-24, CIPS and the Canadian International Council (CIC) co-hosted the Ottawa Forum, which brought together a remarkable array of presenters, commenters and attendees to the University of Ottawa to discuss the future of Canada’s international policy. The …

In Dispute with Muslim Organization, PMO Wrong to Allege Skeletons in Closet0

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• 27 février 2014

Published in the Toronto Star, February 26, 2014

Never forget: these are charged words for Canada’s ethnic or religious groups when it comes to keeping alive the memory of historical atrocities “back home.” But they’re also charged words, in …

Passports Are Powerful Tools0

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• 10 janvier 2014

In A Thousand Farewells, her memoir of covering civil unrest and war in the Middle East, Canadian reporter Nahlah Ayed writes about the striking reception her citizenship received in that region. The Winnipeg-born daughter of Palestinian immigrants, Ayed found …

Shining Light on Harper’s Darkling Mideast Outlook0

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• 12 décembre 2013

When a private citizen holds a world view filled with forces of light and darkness, with heroes and villains and mystical bonds tying fates together, that’s generally her own business. When that person is the Prime Minister of Canada, however, …

Two Tweets on Iran That Speak Volumes About Ottawa0

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• 26 novembre 2013

Published in the Toronto Star, November 25, 2013

As months of negotiations between the “P5+1” world powers and Iran concluded on Saturday night with the announcement of a deal struck in Geneva, Canada’s role at this historic moment was …

Canadian Foreign Policy for Dummies0

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• 12 novembre 2013

Published in the Toronto Star, November 11, 2013

So it’s come to this: not only are Canadian citizens being dumbed-down by political parties who treat them as narrow-minded consumerist taxpayers, but now the leading lights of Canada’s journalism establishment …