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Making Disability Visible: Inclusive Reconstruction in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
- 21 mai 2013
Guest blog post by Deborah Stienstra, Professor in Disability Studies, University of Manitoba
Policy makers, researchers and activists may be skeptical about including disability in discussions about fragile and conflict-affected states (FCAS). There are so many urgent and competing …
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The Human Security Network, Fifteen Years On
- 21 mai 2013
Fifteen years ago this month, Lloyd Axworthy, then Canada’s Foreign Minister, visited Norway. He and his Norwegian counterpart, Knut Vollebaek, had become friends, having discovered during their frequent meetings that they shared a similar world view. Their collaboration had already …
EN SAVOIR PLUSIn Confronting Iran, John Baird Stands in the Way of Real Solutions
- 21 mai 2013
by John Mundy
Published in the Globe and Mail, May 21, 2013
Imagine if U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had delivered the speech that Foreign Minister John Baird gave to the Global Dialogue on Iran’s Future last week …
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Harper Government ‘Pandering to Diasporas’? Not So Fast, Pundits
- 8 mai 2013
It’s looking likely that Prime Minister Harper will boycott the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to be held in Sri Lanka this November, due to that country’s deteriorating human rights and governance record. If so, Canada may be alone among …
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Jason Kenney: Canada’s Other (and Soon to be Only?) Foreign Minister
- 6 mai 2013
The overseas trips of Foreign Minister Baird generate some attention and controversy. But Baird’s foreign travel is closely rivaled by—though less reported on than—that of his Cabinet colleague Jason Kenney, the Minister for Citizenship and Immigration. In only the first …
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Call for Papers — International Conference on Promoting Democracy: What Role for the Emerging Powers?
- 3 mai 2013
Conference to be held on 15-16 October 2013 in Ottawa, Canada
Co-sponsored by:
German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and
Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS), University of OttawaDeadline for submission
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Intervening in Syria Would be Illegal. It Would Also be Right.
- 2 mai 2013
Published in the Globe and Mail, May 1, 2013
If the United States becomes convinced that Bashar al-Assad’s regime has started using chemical weapons against its own citizens, the “red line” set down by President Barack Obama will have …
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Thinking Again About the Crisis of EU Climate Policy
- 29 avril 2013
The demise of carbon markets has been predicted a number of times. The latest episode to provoke this claim was the failure of the European Parliament to strengthen the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) in a recent vote on …
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Themed Journal Issue on « The International Politics of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter »
- 29 avril 2013
Par Kim Richard Nossal (Université Queen’s) et Srdjan Vucetic
In the Maclean’s annual list of “99 stupid things the government did with your money”, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter appears as exhibit 46:
…EN SAVOIR PLUSJet lagged: After dissing reports from
What the Saccomani Appointment Means
- 29 avril 2013
The appointment of Bruno Saccomani, head of the Prime Minister’s security detail, to be the next Canadian Ambassador to Jordan and Iraq struck even the most cynical observers of the Harper government as a curious move. The two countries are …
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The Politics of Anti-Terrorism
- 24 avril 2013
Published in the Globe and Mail, April 24, 2013
Terrorism is back on the front page of Canada’s newspapers. And all over the back pages, and in the commentary and editorial pages. Sadly, some of that attention must now …
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Canadians Shouldn’t be Surprised About Alleged Terrorist Plot
- 23 avril 2013
Published on CNN.com, April 23, 2013
When it comes to terrorism, North America is a shared space. That has always been the conviction of Canadian officials and is written into our official counter-terrorism strategy. It is also a belief …
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