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Before We Sell Aecon to China, Canada’s National Security Must Come First
- 8 février 2018
“The Chinese are coming” may sound like a melodramatic note from a bygone Cold War, but it has been updated for a new reality of Chinese global economic expansion. Developing and developed economies alike have felt its impact. Now, one …
EN SAVOIR PLUSAnother One Bites the Dust: What Future for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights?
- 8 février 2018
The announcement in December 2017 by Prince Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein of Jordan that he would not seek a second term as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights — leaving the post in the middle of 2018 — came as a …
EN SAVOIR PLUSLiberals’ Vague “Values” Talk Undermines Rights Promotion
- 2 février 2018
Canadian governments since the mid-1970s have claimed that promoting human rights around the world is a foreign policy priority. There are solid moral, legal, and practical grounds for doing so. Yet increasingly, the Liberal government, like its Tory predecessor, justifies …
EN SAVOIR PLUSL’Iran et les turpitudes de Trump
- 31 janvier 2018
S’il y en a qui se sentent rassurés par la récente décision de Donald Trump de suspendre l’imposition de sanctions à l’Iran liées à l’accord nucléaire multipartite, il est important de les détromper d’autant plus que ce n’est pas le …
EN SAVOIR PLUSAfghanistan’s Outlook for 2018 and Beyond
- 29 janvier 2018
The New Year ushers in predictions of what to expect in the coming year, but no predictions are necessary for Afghanistan this past week — the news says it all: three major attacks adding up to hundreds of casualties. Since …
EN SAVOIR PLUSA Canadian G7 Initiative: New Faces for a More Inclusive G20
- 25 janvier 2018
These are troubled days for our world. But Canada has a once-in-seven-years privilege to host the next G7 Summit, June 8–9 at Charlevoix, Quebec. The agenda for this important meeting is Canada’s to shape. It already looks likely to cover …
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Next Steps: How to Make It All Happen
- 25 janvier 2018
In part 1 of this blog, “A Canadian G7 Initiative: New Faces for a More Inclusive G20,” I proposed the enhancement of the G20 by adding two new members — representing LDCs (least developed countries) and fragile states …
EN SAVOIR PLUSBring Politics Back to Monetary Policy
- 25 janvier 2018
The current battle over the liberal world order seems to be about trade, climate, and security policy. But monetary policy has also become an increasingly important arena of conflict. Populist leaders seem to love nothing more than denouncing central bankers …
EN SAVOIR PLUSRussia: Foreign Policy of a Country In-Between
- 21 janvier 2018
by Viatcheslav Morozov
University of Tartu, Estonia
How much do we know about the driving forces behind Russia’s foreign policy? Despite our repeated failures to predict the Kremlin’s actions, we actually do understand a lot. Probably the most important thing …
EN SAVOIR PLUS“Returned Extremist Travellers”: The Small Numbers Problem for Canada, Part 1
- 18 janvier 2018
On 21 December, the Public Safety department released the government’s “Terrorist Threat to Canada” report for 2017 to no fanfare and little media attention. If you want something to get no attention, send it out just before the Christmas holidays. …
EN SAVOIR PLUS“Returned Extremist Travellers”: The Small Numbers Problem for Canada, Part 2
- 18 janvier 2018
The key to a successful response to RETs is knowing who they are and when they will reach your shores. Impossible though this seems, real opportunities for identifying the IS fighter cadre …
EN SAVOIR PLUSInternational Theory at CIPS: Past and Coming Attractions
- 15 janvier 2018
The origins of CIPS’s International Theory Network (ITN) go back to an inspiring talk in 2010 by McGill’s Vincent Pouliot. A treatment of the evolution of NATO–Russia relations from a Bourdieusian perspective, Pouliot’s seminar led some folks in the …
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