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Canada’s Iran Policy: Reckless Rhetoric and More Out of Step Than Ever
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- 19 juin 2014
by John Mundy Published in the Globe and Mail, June 19, 2014 Canada has a dysfunctional relationship with Iran and our government is proud of it. That is the underlying message of Foreign Minister John Baird’s latest statements about Iran. At a time when Britain is re-opening its Iranian embassy, the United States is considering
EN SAVOIR PLUSPrinciples and Prejudice: Foreign Policy Under the Harper Government
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- 19 juin 2014
by Gerd Schönwälder Values have been critical drivers behind the foreign policy making of Canada’s current and past governments, both Conservative and Liberal. However, the Harper government’s use of values-based foreign policymaking does not meet three criteria that would ensure policy clarity: consistency and effectiveness. Partly as a result, Canada has lost influence and status
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NATO Must Face Looming Challenges Now, Not Later
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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 role, if any, should NATO play beyond Europe? In March, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh
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Global Military Spending by Region
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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 below indicate that defense expenditures have been going up in every region of the world except
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