Roland Paris

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

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A Not-So-New Foreign Policy Plan 0
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- 20 novembre 2012
The Harper government’s “secret” foreign policy plan, revealed by the CBC today, offers few surprises. Its emphasis on pursuing economic opportunities, particularly in emerging markets, is a reflection of what the government is already doing. The real news is …
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Is Corruption the Cost of Saving Afghanistan?0
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- 12 juillet 2012
Publié dans le Globe and Mail, 11 juli 2012.

It was fitting that last weekend’s international donors’ conference on Afghanistan took place in Tokyo: The event resembled the city’s famous kabuki theatre, with its ritualized drama of grand gestures …
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Don’t Blame Obama for ‘Losing’ Canada 0
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- 29 juin 2012
Derek Burney and Fen Osler Hampson have well-deserved reputations as level-headed observers of Canada-U.S. relations. How, then, did they come to write an article so full of misjudgments on this subject?

The article in question, “How Obama Lost Canada…
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The Engaged Academic: Why the Old Ivory Tower Won’t Stand 0
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- 20 juin 2012
The latest issue of the journal Perspectives on Politics, published by Cambridge University Press, includes an important article by Lisa Anderson, an American political scientist who is currently president of the American University in Cairo. Anderson argues that …
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Going Along to Get Along? Canada Soft-Pedals Russia’s Role in Syria 0
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- 16 juin 2012
Why is Canada giving Russia an easy ride on Syria? Moscow has been running diplomatic interference for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and providing his regime with weapons. Meanwhile, Assad’s loyalists have escalated their attacks on Syrian civilians, including women and …
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John Baird : le prochain ministre de la Défense nationale?0
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- 12 juin 2012
Je ne suis pas la politique canadienne d’assez près normalement pour pouvoir jouer au jeu de deviner qui seront les gagnants et les perdants du prochain remaniement ministériel, mais il arrive parfois qu’un pressentiment en vaille la gageure, comme …
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Stronger Diplomatic Action?0
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- 29 mai 2012
In the aftermath of the terrible murder of over 100 people in Houla, Syria, including dozens of children, Canada’s foreign minister John Baird joined a chorus of international protests against the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. But Baird’s comments yesterday…
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Une autre excellente saison au CÉPI 0
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- 24 mai 2012
Après plusieurs années de recrutement stratégique, l’Université d’Ottawa compte maintenant dans ses rangs un impressionnant groupe d’experts en affaires internationales répartis dans différents départements et écoles. Une réputation institutionnelle prend du temps à bâtir, mais l’Université gagne déjà en reconnaissance …
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Two Priorities for the Canadian Forces 0
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- 3 mai 2012
How should we define the priorities of the Canadian Forces? Steve Saideman raises this question in his latest post. In my view, the CF should have two overriding missions: first, the protection of Canada’s coastlines and airspace (along with …
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Foreign Policy Is Not Just Defence 0
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- 30 avril 2012
I welcome the opportunity to kick off this series on the future of the Canadian Forces (CF), not least because the series invites a broader discussion of the role of the military and the Department of National Defence (DND) …
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R2P Is Not a License for Military Recklessness 0
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- 12 mars 2012
In the New York Times last week, Tufts University’s Alex de Waal penned an op-ed that scathingly criticized the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine and a group of people he calls “idealists.” In the article, he identified only two members …
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The Cockeyed Case for Preemptive War on Iran 0
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- 24 février 2012
I was invited to talk about fragile states at the annual meeting of the Conference of Defence Associations in Ottawa on Thursday. But as it turned out, I spent most of my time speaking about Iran.

I couldn’t help myself. …
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