Better Intelligence, Worse Policy

• 20 novembre 2012

Does secret intelligence make public policy worse? At a panel at the annual convention of the Association of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies this weekend, I learned something from one of my co-panelists which made me think that perhaps …

Fédéralisme et relations internationales : le rôle des provinces

• 16 novembre 2012

Par Stéphane Paquin, Professeur agrégé à l’École nationale d’administration publique

Lorsque le gouvernement du Québec, sous Jean Charest, a exigé une plus grande participation des provinces canadiennes aux négociations et organisations internationales dont le Canada est membre, de nombreux …

Will Barack Obama Help Syria?

• 16 novembre 2012

Par Lloyd Axworthy et Allan Rock

Now that the U.S. Election is over…

While post-election attention focuses on the looming battle between President Obama and congressional Republicans about the fiscal cliff, it is important also to remember the abyss in …

Canoes, Maple Syrup and Tilley Hats: The Tory Vision for Canada’s Trading Future?

• 15 novembre 2012

‘Hewers of wood and drawers of water’ – a familiar and shorthand description for Canadians’ historical economic bias towards natural resources, and a phrase used pejoratively to describe a ‘brand’ that we  need to shed to compete in a global …

Obama’s Ohio Report

• 8 novembre 2012

My Ohioans did it again.  In every election since 1964 (and almost every time since 1904), the winner of this state ended up taking the presidency – hence the clichés “America’s bellwether” and “as Ohio goes, so goes America”.  Having …

Libre-échange avec l’Europe : Le Québec n’a pas de véto

• 2 novembre 2012

Par Patrick Fafard et Patrick Leblond

Bonne nouvelle en apparence. Contrairement à ce que plusieurs craignaient, le gouvernement de Madame Marois ne s’oppose pas à l’Accord économique et commercial global (AECG) que le Canada et l’Union européenne sont en train …

‘One is Entitled to One’s Opinion’: Prince Charles’s Letters

• 1 novembre 2012

The fracas over opinionated letters sent by Prince Charles to various British politicians and senior officials has broken out of the courts and into politics. The letters, which are understood to be frank in their advice on various subjects dear …

Troops to Turkey? The ‘Chanak Affair’ of 1922 and Its Relevance Today

• 30 octobre 2012

Should Canada send its armed forces to war in Turkey? The increasingly violent civil war in Syria means this could become a real question, for two reasons. First, the fighting is leading to confrontations between Turkish and Syrian troops along …

An Intervention Ahead in Mali?

• 30 octobre 2012

These days, when Western politicians or analysts discuss the possibility and likely consequences of an international intervention, they tend to refer to Syria. This is understandable, given the gravity and complexity of the crisis unfolding there.  But the focus on …

A Reflection on Responsibility: What Does Syria Mean for R2P?

• 26 octobre 2012

By Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock

Publié dans le Diplomat Magazine, 4 octobre 2012

The world has watched in frustration as the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad of Syria has turned its weapons against its own citizens to suppress …