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The Myth of Canada as a Military Free-Rider
- 22 septembre 2014
Published in the Ottawa Citizen on September 18, 2014
How much is enough in Canadian defence spending?
It has never been enough, and it won’t be in the future is the answer.
NATO suggests that states spend two per cent …
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Les grands moments des blogues du CÉPI, partie 3 : Développement international
- 22 septembre 2014
Après une période turbulente pour le programme d’aide international – période qui connut le fusionnement de l’Agence Canadienne de Développement International (ACDI) avec le Ministère du Affaires Étrangères et du Commerce International – l’année 2013-14 a vu les bloggeurs du …
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Harper at the UN: The Speech He Could (But Won’t) Give
- 21 septembre 2014
In a few days, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will address the UN General Assembly. In an alternate universe, imagine a scenario where he is planning to use the event to announce a fundamental new direction for his foreign policy. Perhaps …
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Short-term Hopes for a Unity Government as Prospects for Afghan Democracy Darken
- 17 septembre 2014
Afghanistan’s never-ending election process is continuing past the quarter-year mark as political, economic and security crises loom large on the horizon. A democratic election, providing the opportunity for popular participation in forming a government, also helps build legitimacy for the …
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The Death of the North-South Institute
- 16 septembre 2014
Canada’s only independent think tank on international development and foreign policy, the North-South Institute, will soon close its doors. According to media reports, the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) communicated its decision not to continue funding NSI …
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Les grands moments du CÉPI, partie 2: Les nouvelles menaces mondiales
- 16 septembre 2014
Nous sommes enchantés d’avoir au CÉPI un déluge de bulletins de blogues exemplaires, en ce début d’année académique : pas moins de 12 blogues dans les deux dernières semaines à elles seules. Ce nombre important démontre l’engagement qu’ont les professionnels …
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Le Canada Invisible
- 15 septembre 2014
Par Ferry de Kerchhove et George Petrolekas; La Presse, 12 septembre 2014.
…EN SAVOIR PLUSC’est avec une extrême surprise que nous avons pris connaissance des propos du premier ministre Stephen Harper selon lesquels « la contribution du Canada aux affaires mondiales n’a
Canada Should Prepare for a Long Fight Against IS
- 13 septembre 2014
By George Petrolekas and Ferry de Kerckhove
Published in the Globe and Mail, September 12, 2014
In 1938, Neville Chamberlain returned to a hero’s welcome in London having given away parts of Czechoslovakia to Hitler at Munich. He announced …
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Obama’s Gamble in Iraq and Syria
- 12 septembre 2014
President Barack Obama’s speech on Wednesday marks the third major shift in United States counterterrorism strategy since 9/11, but it remains to be seen if the new approach will work better than the previous ones.
The first shift followed the …
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Hedging Bets: Aid Agencies’ New Preoccupation with Failure
- 11 septembre 2014
An earlier version of this essay appeared on RegBlog.org
Nobody likes to admit failure—least of all government-funded development organizations in hard economic times. Yet recent years have seen a number of prominent development agencies confess to failure. The International Monetary …
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What Should Canada Do About Cuba’s Participation in the Americas Summit?
- 11 septembre 2014
This commentary reflects the public remarks and off-the-record discussion with officials at the forum on Cuba, the 2015 Americas Summit, and Beyond: Obstacles and Opportunities, which was co-sponsored by CIPS on September 4, 2014.
Most Latin American and Caribbean …
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- 10 septembre 2014
By Archana Sundarachari and Wesley Wark
The world’s attention has been riveted for weeks on the military exploits and brutal excesses of a relatively new jihadist entity, the Islamic State of Syria and the Levant (ISIL, or ISIS or IS). …
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