• The Global Backstory to the Ebola Outbreak

    The Global Backstory to the Ebola Outbreak

    With Ebola abating in the three most affected countries (Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea) there are now ex postreflections on what went wrong. There is much that did. We can first ask why these countries were unable to deal with the outbreak when it began. The simple answer: extremely weak health systems, too few health

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  • An Alliance Above Politics? Israel Tests Diaspora Strategists

    An Alliance Above Politics? Israel Tests Diaspora Strategists

    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 no-visible-daylight degree of closeness between the current Canadian and Israeli governments. Baird excelled at carrying

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  • John Baird’s Middle East Legacy

    John Baird’s Middle East Legacy

    This is one of a series of CIPS Blog posts examining the legacy of John Baird as Canada’s foreign minister. See also the posts by Daniel Livermore, David Petrasek, Colin Robertson and Ferry de Kerckhove. In commenting on John Baird’s legacy as foreign minister, one must recognize that Baird has no real legacy; like all

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  • Baird Improved Over Time, But Ultimately Fell Short

    Baird Improved Over Time, But Ultimately Fell Short

    By Colin Robertson This is one of a series of CIPS Blog posts examining the legacy of John Baird as Canada’s foreign minister. See also the posts by Peter Jones, Ferry de Kerckhove and David Petrasek. John Baird arrived at the Pearson Building in May 2011 as an experienced minister and accomplished, if partisan, parliamentarian.

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