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What Counts as Policy Failure — And Why It Matters
- 6 mars 2015
When things go wrong in politics, the word ‘failure’ gets bandied around a lot. In recent weeks, we’ve heard about the failure of Canadian drug policy (as admitted by Stephen Harper), the failure of Canadian diplomatic efforts to get Barack …
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To Understand International Security, Consider Social Relations
- 5 mars 2015
By Jarrod Hayes, School of International Affairs, Georgia Tech
The world is a complex place. Social tides ebb and flow, diverse social systems interacting with agency to produce an ever-shifting mix of international challenges. This is all the more …
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A Foreign Policy for the Future
- 5 mars 2015
In the March issue of the Literary Review of Canada, I write about the future of Canada’s foreign policy in an open letter to the party leader who wins the 2015 federal election.
Here’s an excerpt:
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La relation israélo-américaine : le danger Netanyahou
- 1 mars 2015
Quand Susan Rice a dit à Charlie Rose que l’insistance de Netanyahou à vouloir parler au congrès américain du danger que représentent les négociations avec l’Iran et ainsi à vouloir saboter les efforts du président Obama, « avait un effet …
EN SAVOIR PLUSShould Parliament ‘Oversee’ National Security Affairs?
- 26 février 2015
by Philippe Lagassé
Published on the Policy Options Blog, February 25, 2015
Bill C-51, the Conservative government’s anti-terrorism legislation, has sparked renewed debate about Parliament’s role in overseeing Canada’s intelligence services. Opposition parties and former prime ministers have …
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Is the Global Partnership Ready for Action?
- 25 février 2015
The Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation was born at a global conference held in Busan, Korea in 2011 to confront concerns that old-fashioned aid (ODA) was not working. Billions were being spent and the Global South’s poor and vulnerable …
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An International Election That Canada Can Help to Fix
- 25 février 2015
By David Petrasek and Allan Rock
Published in the Toronto Star, February 24, 2015
The emergence of potential candidates reminds us that the 2016 race for the White House has already begun. Canadians will watch the American contest in …
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Debacle at Debaltsevo Calls For a New Approach to Ukraine
- 18 février 2015
Before coming up with solutions it is first advisable to determine the nature of the problem. Right now the United States is considering sending arms to Ukraine, while here in Canada the Defence Minister, Jason Kenney, has been mulling the …
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Sending Lethal Weapons to Ukraine May Not Be the Answer
- 15 février 2015
Roland Paris appeared on the Sunday morning broadcast The West Block with Tom Clark to discuss the question on whether Western countries should send lethal weapons to help the Ukrainian government.
Paris noted that there were no good policy options …
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A Slightly Different Take on John Baird’s Legacy at Foreign Affairs
- 14 février 2015
This is one of a series of CIPS Blog posts examining the legacy of John Baird as Canada’s foreign minister. See also the posts by David Petrasek, Colin Robertson, Ferry de Kerckhove and Peter Jones.
Four years …
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The Global Backstory to the Ebola Outbreak
- 12 février 2015
With Ebola abating in the three most affected countries (Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea) there are now ex postreflections on what went wrong. There is much that did.
We can first ask why these countries were unable to deal …
EN SAVOIR PLUSAn Alliance Above Politics? Israel Tests Diaspora Strategists
- 12 février 2015
At first glance, Israel’s current relations with Canada and the United States, two of its closest allies, could hardly seem more divergent.
Last week’s surprise resignation by foreign minister John Baird gave rise to days of media coverage noting the …
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