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A New Defence Policy for a New World Disorder?
- 12 juin 2017
Today’s world is sometimes described as “post-truth, post-West, post-order.” This week Canada received three maps for navigating it: first the House of Commons foreign policy speech by Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, then the Defence Policy Review, and finally …
EN SAVOIR PLUSComment gouverner un «nouvel» océan — Vers une reconfiguration de la gouvernance arctique
- 7 juin 2017
Nous allons vivre une réalité qu’aucun humain n’a dû gérer depuis des siècles : l’ouverture d’un océan à l’activité humaine. En effet, libérée des glaces par le réchauffement climatique global, l’océan Arctique va devenir navigable dans un avenir rapproché, rejoignant …
EN SAVOIR PLUSUn triste silence alors qu’il y a tant à dire…
- 2 juin 2017
Le Canada, qui aurait dû saluer la réélection du président iranien Rohani, est resté étonnamment silencieux. Certes, il ne s’est pas lancé dans une diatribe « trumpienne » d’appel à l’isolement de la Perse au moment où celle-ci, bravant le …
EN SAVOIR PLUSDealing with Trump, Part 2: Charm Them with Statistics
- 2 juin 2017
Given the decentralized nature of power in the United States, Ottawa’s attack plan to protect NAFTA includes a significant lobbying effort with members of Congress. Armed with detailed numbers, Canadian representatives repeatedly emphasize what is probably their strongest argument: Canada …
EN SAVOIR PLUSDealing with Trump, Part 1: Canada’s Success (So Far)
- 1 juin 2017
Few countries have more to lose economically from a hostile Donald Trump administration than Canada. The country’s prosperity is largely dependent on privileged access to the US market: about 75 percent of Canadian exports are sold in the United States, …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe G7 Disruptor
- 1 juin 2017
The G7 is traditionally praised for its solidarity and collegiality, but the May 26–27 summit saw a very fragile partnership with an unapologetic disruptor at the table. The summit, and the NATO summit the day before, had its technical successes, …
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Analyzing Afghanistan, Part 2: Moving Forward
- 16 mai 2017
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), John Sopko, speaking to CIPS in April, finished his presentation (see part 1 here) by touching on the Afghan government’s over-dependence on aid and inability to pay for and …
EN SAVOIR PLUSAnalyzing Afghanistan, Part 1: Lessons from SIGAR
- 16 mai 2017
Canada has already invested 15 years, billions of dollars, and over 160 human lives to secure and stabilize the fragile state of Afghanistan. Equivalent efforts, however, have not been made to assess the effectiveness of Canada’s involvement; nor have the …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe Politics of Border Security in the Sahel
- 9 mai 2017
By Philippe M. Frowd
A casual observer of the Sahel could be forgiven for understanding this region of West Africa as a space of threat: radicalization, terrorism, massive population growth, and irregular migration all grab the headlines. …
EN SAVOIR PLUSGeopolitical Policy Challenges on a New Canadian Path, Part 2: The New Leadership and Canada
- 3 mai 2017
Following on Part 1, this section extends the discussion of disrupting factors to explore what could be key changes and how Canada might respond to a new global order. For Part 1 of this post, click here.
Canadian public …
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Geopolitical Policy Challenges on a New Canadian Path, Part 1: New Disrupting Forces
- 3 mai 2017
Canada needs to move beyond a policy perspective largely shaped by relations with the US and EU and build upon partnerships with the Global South.
The future is always hard to predict, but we already know that there is …
EN SAVOIR PLUSA Treaty to Protect the Rights of Older People is Long Overdue!
- 24 avril 2017
By Gordon Digiacomo, Martine Lagacé, and Caroline Andrew
“Homelessness, malnutrition, unattended chronic diseases, lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation, unaffordable medicines and treatments and income insecurity are just a few of the most critical human rights issues …
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