• Canada’s Diplomatic Tantrum in the Desert

    Canada’s Diplomatic Tantrum in the Desert

    Published in iPolitics, April 9, 2013 A little more than two weeks ago, Canada became the only nation on the planet to walk away from the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. The decision to withdraw — making Canada the only nation outside the main global effort to combat devastating droughts in Africa and elsewhere —

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  • A High-Water Mark in Canadian Diplomacy

    A High-Water Mark in Canadian Diplomacy

    Par John Baird, Ministre des Affaires étrangères. Dans ce billet, M. Baird répond aux commentaires de Bob Rae sur la politique étrangère canadienne. Le CÉPI est heureux d’offrir un espace pour ce débat. Pour être informé des billets de blogue à venir, inscrivez-vous à notre infolettre ou suivez-nous sur Twitter et Facebook. I’m pleased that

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  • What’s New in the EU: the Euro Crisis and the 28th Member State

    What’s New in the EU: the Euro Crisis and the 28th Member State

    The European Union has never not been in crisis. Whether “this time is different”—and “this time” refers to ongoing iterations of the eurozone crisis—is a question that lends itself to all sorts of speculation along the lines of an abstract showdown between ‘economics’ and ‘politics’. For Timothy Garton-Ash, there is a “mismatch” between the two:

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  • The Honesty Gap in Canada’s Mideast Policy

    The Honesty Gap in Canada’s Mideast Policy

    Published in the Globe and Mail, April 16, 2013. Why is Foreign Minister John Baird misrepresenting Canada’s policies on the Mideast? Last week, Mr. Baird met with Israeli justice minister Tzipi Livni in East Jerusalem. The meeting was controversial because of its location. Israel captured East Jerusalem in the 1967 war and later annexed it.

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