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What Canada Should Do about Russia’s New Aggression
- 16 mars 2018
The crisis between Russia and the West over the poisoning of former Russia spy Sergei Skripal, daughter, Yulia, and a British police sergeant, Nick Bailey, has now moved to the global stage of the United Nations Security Council. The crisis, …
EN SAVOIR PLUSFrom Spy Story to Global Crisis
- 16 mars 2018
The biggest crisis in relations between Russia and the West since Russian aggression in Crimea and Ukraine is now in full force. The enormity of the action that led to this crisis — the poisoning of a former Russian spy …
EN SAVOIR PLUSOld-Style Poisoning Sets the Scene for New Cold War
- 14 mars 2018
An aging Russian general and former spy is found murdered in a London park, the victim of an assassin’s gun. That’s a story straight out of a John le Carré novel. An aging Russian colonel and former spy is discovered, …
EN SAVOIR PLUSLa visite du roi et de la reine des Belges : symbolique et pragmatique
- 12 mars 2018
À notre époque de républicanisme et de populisme, fussent-ils le plus souvent antinomiques, une visite royale peut paraître anachronique. Pourtant on peut se souvenir du rôle du père de l’actuel monarque belge quand il n’était pas encore roi mais Prince …
EN SAVOIR PLUSAfter the India Visit: It’s Time for a Trudeau Government Re-Set
- 12 mars 2018
Enough has already been said and written about the problems of the prime minister’s recent foray to India. The critics have justifiably not been kind. Even if we discount some of the more partisan allegations, there is substance to …
EN SAVOIR PLUSVoyage de Justin Trudeau en Inde: organisation «déficiente» et accueil glacial
- 6 mars 2018
par Maxime Bergeron
Il est encore trop tôt pour qualifier la mission indienne de Justin Trudeau d’échec total. Mais avec une organisation « déficiente », un accueil glacial du gouvernement indien et une couverture médiatique dominée par la question de …
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Don’t Panic! (At least not about inflation)
- 2 mars 2018
As financial markets have been showing their panicky side in the last few weeks, we’ve been hearing various accounts of what’s driving the volatility. One of the key narratives goes something like this: 1) wages are moving up in the …
EN SAVOIR PLUSBudget 2018: A Bit of Good News for Development
- 1 mars 2018
by Stephen Brown and Hunter McGill
If you watched Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget speech in the House of Commons yesterday, you had to be paying close attention to catch the one sentence that refers to foreign aid: “We will …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe Ethics of Buying Clothes Produced in Sweatshops
- 26 février 2018
International Development Week (IDW), hosted by undergraduate students of the School of International Development and Global Studies at the University of Ottawa, took place the week of 5 February 2018. Hundreds of Ottawa-area undergraduate students enthusiastically participated in discussions designed …
EN SAVOIR PLUSIran’s Riots: Flash in the Pan, or Sign of Things to Come?
- 14 février 2018
The unrest that has erupted across Iran over the last few months never seriously threatened the regime’s hold on power. Though a genuine reflection of the people’s frustration with their lot, the riots were unfocused and leaderless. They lacked the …
EN SAVOIR PLUSKorean Demilitarized Zone Essential to Thousands of Migratory Birds
- 11 février 2018
The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics (February 9–25) and Paralympics (March 9–18) promise a brief respite in tensions on the Korean Peninsula. During inter-governmental talks in January 2018, North and South Korea decided that their teams would march in the Opening …
EN SAVOIR PLUS“A parade like the one in France”: A Reflection on Militarism Today
- 8 février 2018
According to The Washington Post, US President Donald Trump has asked the Department of Defense to plan for a military parade later this year. The date is yet to be set, but it is likely to be either July …
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