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Bang Bang Bangalore: India’s Military Spending Spree
- 8 février 2013
“Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore” is one of my favourite episodes of The Simpsons. First aired in 2006, it is an important contribution to North American and global popular culture’s celebration of post-liberalization India that began in the 1990s. In …
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Are Iran’s Nuclear Dangers Overblown?
- 7 février 2013
Iran’s nuclear program continues to generate much heat and light on the global stage. While the Iranian nuclear challenge is a serious matter, much of the commentary on the degree and immediacy of its dangers is overblown. These are the …
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Diasporas in Foreign Policymaking: Just Another Ploy of Neoliberal Multiculturalism?
- 5 février 2013
Recent weeks have seen a brief revival of discussion in print and elsewhere on the question of whether Canadian multiculturalism is passé. This latest round of debate has shed little new light on the topic, having consisted chiefly of anecdotes …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe Queen of Canada is Dead; Long Live the British Queen
- 4 février 2013
by Philippe Lagassé
Published in Macleans.ca, February 3, 2012
Canada’s most monarchist government in decades has just dealt a serious blow to the Canadian Crown. In an effort to quickly enact changes regarding royal succession, the government has introduced …
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The « Outstanding Leader » Vows Strong Action: Back to the Future in North Korea
- 28 janvier 2013
Just as the international community was beginning to enjoy a new sense of optimism about North Korea following the ascension to power of Kim Jong-un, last week we were unceremoniously brought back to an old script. Pyongyang launches a …
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The Rise of the Israeli Middle
- 27 janvier 2013
The Israeli election was that rarest of things: a real surprise. We had been assured for weeks that Prime Minister Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition would make gains. But the big winner was the political centre.
Why were we so surprised? Perhaps …
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Canada Abandons International Justice Effort in Syria
- 21 janvier 2013
In the past week, amidst the crisis in Mali and the hostage crisis at the gas plant in southern Algeria, the world’s attention shifted away from the ongoing bloodshed in Syria. This perhaps explains how the Canadian media missed what …
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Defending Canada’s Human Rights and Rule of Law Legacy
- 21 janvier 2013
2013 will see the UN and many countries around the world celebrating the 65th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It should also be the year that we celebrate a Canadian law professor, John Humphrey, who as …
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Mulling Over Mali
- 15 janvier 2013
To those of us deeply skeptical of the deployment of Western military force in the developing world, the French intervention in Mali in recent days poses something of a dilemma. It appears to be legally and militarily justified, and enjoys …
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A Better Canadian Growth Strategy: Both Inclusive and Effective
- 14 janvier 2013
Canada is struggling to find a viable export-led growth strategy. So far we are surviving the global financial crisis due to our conservative regulatory framework. But there was no superior Harper-Flaherty economic wisdom or even Bank of Canada Governor Carney …
EN SAVOIR PLUSNon-State Actors Who Bring Nations Closer
- 7 janvier 2013
Published in The Hindu, January 5, 2013
A controversy erupted recently over Track Two discussions regarding the Siachen issue. “Track Two Diplomacy” is a term with which much mythology is associated. Some proponents believe that it can cut through …
EN SAVOIR PLUSNext Year in Jerusalem (And Elsewhere in the Middle East)
- 1 janvier 2013
Published in the Globe and Mail, December 28, 2012
A year ago, after noting that making predictions about the Middle East is a foolish endeavour, I made a series of predictions about what might happen there in 2012. To …
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