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Who’s Leading the World?
- 11 août 2014
The simple but disturbing answer is: nobody.
Our world has over a billion people still living in extreme poverty. There are 25 million jobless in Europe. Jihadists control half of Iraq. The Doha Trade Round is in its 13th…
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Peacekeeping Works Better Than You May Think
- 2 août 2014
Does peacekeeping work? Janice Stein (University of Toronto) and I had a lively exchange on this subject on the CBC radio program “The House” this weekend. Have a listen.
In the interview, I said that more than two …
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Moral Confusion in Gaza and Ukraine
- 1 août 2014
In my last post for the CIPS Blog, I drew readers’ attention to Robert Entman’s 1991 article comparing media coverage of the shooting down of Korean Airlines Flight 007 in 1983 and Iran Air Flight 655 in 1988. It is …
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Ethnic Divisions Mar Afghanistan’s Second-Round Elections
- 11 juillet 2014
The Afghan election, which started with enormous enthusiasm from Afghan voters, the government and the international community, has turned sour. It is now marred with disputes centred on ethnic (mainly Pashtun/Tajik) divisions, splitting the country along ethnic lines and driving …
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Canada Needs to Reconnect with its Diplomatic Tradition
- 10 juillet 2014
The Harper government’s neglect of diplomacy has resulted in a largely ineffective foreign policy that has not served Canada’s interests, argues CIPS director Roland Paris in this video clip. His remarks were part of a panel discussion organized by Canadian …
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Un surréalisme inquiétant: le point de vue de Moscou
- 10 juillet 2014
À l’invitation du ministère de la Défense de Russie, du 22 au 24 mai 2014, j’ai assisté à la Troisième Conférence de Moscou sur la Sécurité internationale qui portait officiellement sur le Moyen-Orient, l’Afghanistan et l’Asie du Sud. Évidemment, compte …
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The Use and Abuse of Diversity in Canada’s Foreign Policy
- 2 juillet 2014
In late May of this year, the Ottawa Forum delivered a sparkling lineup of speakers who proposed new directions for Canada’s international policy. A recurrent theme of the forum’s discussions, in the wordsof co-organizers Taylor Owen and Roland Paris, …
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Wherefore the Air Force? A Review of Robert Farley’s « Grounded »
- 24 juin 2014
Robert Farley, Grounded: The Case for Abolishing the United States Air Force (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2014). The future of the U.S. military may be in Canada’s past, contends Robert Farley. The book’s main argument is that …
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- 19 juin 2014
by John Mundy
Published in the Globe and Mail, June 19, 2014
Canada has a dysfunctional relationship with Iran and our government is proud of it. That is the underlying message of Foreign Minister John Baird’s latest statements about …
EN SAVOIR PLUSPrinciples and Prejudice: Foreign Policy Under the Harper Government
- 19 juin 2014
by Gerd Schönwälder
Values have been critical drivers behind the foreign policy making of Canada’s current and past governments, both Conservative and Liberal. However, the Harper government’s use of values-based foreign policymaking does not meet three criteria that would ensure …
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NATO Must Face Looming Challenges Now, Not Later
- 18 juin 2014
Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are grappling with big decisions as they prepare for their September summit in Wales. What stance should they adopt towards Russia? Should they keep the alliance’s doors open to new members? And what …
EN SAVOIR PLUSGlobal Military Spending by Region
- 18 juin 2014
In previous posts, I presented charts illustrating the recent decline in Canadian military spending as a percentage of GDP, and comparing Canada to other NATO and G7 countries.
This post examines regional patterns in global military spending.* The charts …
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