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Spring Into Summer? The Tunisian Elections
- 12 octobre 2014
by Bruce Montador
Tunisia will soon complete the transition begun when President Ben Ali fled in January 2011. Under a new constitution, it will elect a parliament (via regional lists) this month, and then a president.
Although the constitution gives …
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This Isn’t the Kind of War Bombs Can Win
- 10 octobre 2014
Published in iPolitics, October 7, 2014
For starters, let’s stop calling them Islamic State. As President Barack Obama has pointed out, the mass murderers in black cutting a bloody trail through Iraq and Syria are neither truly Islamic nor …
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An Imperfect Election and New Government Offer Only Glimmers of Hope for Afghanistan
- 8 octobre 2014
The formation of a National Unity Government (NUG) in Afghanistan, ending the long 2014 presidential election process, has been hailed by international leaders as a peaceful and democratic transfer of power. Objective analysts, however, question the merits of such a …
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Canada Got It About Right In Iraq
- 7 octobre 2014
Canada decided last week to contribute CF-18 fighter aircraft, surveillance and refuelling planes, and advisers to the U.S.-led coalition bombing the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Was this the right decision?
Ideally, foreign policy should first seek to define …
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Hillary Clinton’s World
- 1 octobre 2014
As part of the Canada 2020 conference, Hillary Clinton will be giving a lunch-time talk at the Ottawa Convention Center on October 6. The subject of her speech is yet to be announced, but I imagine due attention to “Canada-U.S. …
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The Rise and Fall of Arthur Porter
- 30 septembre 2014
Published in the National Post, September 29, 2014
Arthur Porter led a seemingly charmed life, which took him from the impoverished country of his birth, Sierra Leone, to elite Cambridge University, where he earned a medical degree. The young …
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Les Grands Moments du CÉPI, Partie 4: Soldats et Espions
- 29 septembre 2014
Dans ce dernier épisode des Grands Moments du CÉPI 2013-14, nous nous intéressons au sujet des Soldats et Espions. Cela porte sur les controverses militaires et de sécurité qui se sont produites au Canada et mondialement. Cela mentionne, entre autres, …
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Standing Up Versus Marching Forward: Efforts to End Early and Forced (Child) Marriage
- 28 septembre 2014
Together with like-minded partners, Canada will continue to unabashedly champion the rights of, and opportunities for, girls and women around the world. After all—if we don’t speak up for them, who will?
– John Baird, July 2014
Canada’s claims …
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Are Canadians Still Liberal Internationalists?
- 25 septembre 2014
I recently wrote in the Globe and Mail that we shouldn’t expect to see a warming in Canada’s relations with the United Nations, which have been chilly since the Harper government failed to win a seat for Canada on …
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Canada’s Decade of Diplomatic Darkness
- 24 septembre 2014
Published in the Globe and Mail, Sept. 24, 2014
When Prime Minister Stephen Harper addresses the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, observers should not expect a warming in Canada’s attitude toward the world body.
Since Mr. Harper failed …
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The Outcome of the Scottish Independence Referendum
- 23 septembre 2014
55 percent for ‘no,’ 45 percent for ‘yes.’ It was simultaneously a very close result and a comfortable win for Better Together.
The vote was close if we take a historical perspective on it. Support for independence in Scotland …
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Harper Goes to the UN for Domestic Consumption in 2015
- 22 septembre 2014
Published on National Newswatch, September 22, 2014
In the week of September 22, 2014, Stephen Harper will address the UN General Assembly, the global forum that not only he has shunned in his almost nine years of office but …
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