• Mulling Over Mali

    Mulling Over Mali

    To those of us deeply skeptical of the deployment of Western military force in the developing world, the French intervention in Mali in recent days poses something of a dilemma. It appears to be legally and militarily justified, and enjoys strong local and regional support. Yet at the same time, it appears to be based

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  • A Better Canadian Growth Strategy: Both Inclusive and Effective

    A Better Canadian Growth Strategy: Both Inclusive and Effective

    Canada is struggling to find a viable export-led growth strategy. So far we are surviving the global financial crisis due to our conservative regulatory framework. But there was no superior Harper-Flaherty economic wisdom or even Bank of Canada Governor Carney wizardry. With the U.S. still wobbly and Europe deep in its economic doldrums, we remain

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  • Non-State Actors Who Bring Nations Closer

    Non-State Actors Who Bring Nations Closer

    Published in The Hindu, January 5, 2013 A controversy erupted recently over Track Two discussions regarding the Siachen issue. “Track Two Diplomacy” is a term with which much mythology is associated. Some proponents believe that it can cut through the red tape of conventional diplomacy and resolve intractable problems. Critics argue that it is both

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  • Next Year in Jerusalem (And Elsewhere in the Middle East)

    Next Year in Jerusalem (And Elsewhere in the Middle East)

    Published in the Globe and Mail, December 28, 2012 A year ago, after noting that making predictions about the Middle East is a foolish endeavour, I made a series of predictions about what might happen there in 2012. To my amazement, most of them held up reasonably well. For those interested in grading them, my

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