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Roland Paris
Director and Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. Webpage.

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Mistral Misunderstandings 0
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- 6 novembre 2014
Have you seen the reports that Canada is thinking about purchasing one or both of the Mistral-class warships that France has been building for Russia? They are almost certainly false.

The latest version of this story was published by the …
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Are Canadians Still Liberal Internationalists?0
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- 25 septembre 2014
I recently wrote in the Globe and Mail that we shouldn’t expect to see a warming in Canada’s relations with the United Nations, which have been chilly since the Harper government failed to win a seat for Canada on …
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Canada’s Decade of Diplomatic Darkness 0
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- 24 septembre 2014
Published in the Globe and Mail, Sept. 24, 2014

When Prime Minister Stephen Harper addresses the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, observers should not expect a warming in Canada’s attitude toward the world body.

Since Mr. Harper failed …
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Obama’s Gamble in Iraq and Syria 0
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- 12 septembre 2014
President Barack Obama’s speech on Wednesday marks the third major shift in United States counterterrorism strategy since 9/11, but it remains to be seen if the new approach will work better than the previous ones.

The first shift followed the …
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Peacekeeping Works Better Than You May Think 0
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- 2 août 2014
Does peacekeeping work? Janice Stein (University of Toronto) and I had a lively exchange on this subject on the CBC radio program “The House” this weekend. Have a listen.

In the interview, I said that more than two …
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NATO Must Face Looming Challenges Now, Not Later 0
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- 18 juin 2014
Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are grappling with big decisions as they prepare for their September summit in Wales. What stance should they adopt towards Russia? Should they keep the alliance’s doors open to new members? And what …
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Global Military Spending by Region 0
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- 18 juin 2014
In previous posts, I presented charts illustrating the recent decline in Canadian military spending as a percentage of GDP, and comparing Canada to other NATO and G7 countries.

This post examines regional patterns in global military spending.* The charts …
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Canadian Military Spending as a Percent of GDP 0
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- 16 juin 2014
This chart might come as a surprise to some Canadians. Canada’s defence spending as a percentage of GDP has decreased since 2009 and is now lower than it was when the Conservative government took office. Although, as I noted in …
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Harper’s Heroic Ukraine Message Does Not Reflect Reality 0
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- 3 juin 2014
Published in the Globe and Mail, June 3, 2014

As Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads to Europe for the G7 summit and anniversary of D-Day, the gap between Canada’s outspoken rhetoric and its diminishing capabilities in international affairs is …
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Imaging a More Ambitious Canada 0
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- 2 juin 2014
By Taylor Owen and Roland Paris

Published in the Ottawa Citizen, June 2, 2014

The world has undergone enormous changes since Ottawa last conducted a foreign policy review nearly a decade ago: the rise of China and other emerging …
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Is Canada Pulling Its Weight in NATO?0
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- 9 mai 2014
When NATO’s military commander, General Philip Breedlove, visited Ottawa this week, he noted that Canada was one of the first countries to contribute military equipment and forces to NATO’s temporary deployment of land, sea and air assets to Eastern Europe, …
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The Truth About Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan 0
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- 5 mars 2014
Canada’s military mission in Afghanistan officially ends this month. It began in 2001 with the dispatch of a small number of special operations troops to oust the Taliban and punish al-Qaeda militants in wake of the 9/11 attacks, and grew …
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