• The German Election: A (Preliminary) Analysis

    Minister of the Interior Thomas de Maizière, of the Christian Democrats (CDU), had a hard time defending his seat in Sunday’s general election in Germany. This is rather surprising given that his riding in Saxony, close to Dresden, in the far east of Germany has usually produced safe seats for the CDU. But nothing is

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  • Le Canada est de retour… à la maison

    Le deuxième discours de Justin Trudeau devant l’Assemblée Générale des Nations Unies étonne. Pour une deuxième année d’affilée, le Premier Ministre canadien a décidé de s’adresser directement au forum, ne préférant pas déléguer la ministre des Affaires globales. Sur ce point, il faut souligner la constance et l’accent mis sur le multilatéralisme et les organisations

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  • Just Don’t Share, Except With Care

    The federal government’s Public Safety Department has just released a bombshell ministerial directive dealing with the sensitive issue of intelligence sharing in cases that might involve torture. This issue has long and delicate roots, reaching back to the terrible case of Canadian intelligence sharing with the United States and Syria — post 9/11 — which

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  • All the President’s Friends: Adventures in “Nambia”

    Every year, I begin my African Politics classes by giving the students a map of Africa with the state borders drawn, but their names missing. Filling in the blanks is a humbling exercise, and most manage only a handful: South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, perhaps Kenya or Tanzania, although the two are often mixed up.  But

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