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2018: A Strong Canada–Japan Relationship Bodes Best for Peace
- 10 janvier 2018
At the dawn of 2018, anxiety and uncertainty seem to loom over the horizon. The most obvious risks come from North Korea, with its missile tests and threats to use nuclear warheads against the United States. President Trump’s threatening rhetoric …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCanada Must Step Up to Help Stop Beijing’s Bullying of Taiwan
- 10 janvier 2018
China began 2018 with a breach of longstanding arrangements for aviation safety in the Taiwan Straits. On 4 January, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) unilaterally opened up northbound civil flights on flight path M503 and three connecting east–west …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCanada’s Foreign Policy “One-Sided,” Not the UN Resolution We Refused to Support
- 22 décembre 2017
Canada refused to support the UN General Assembly resolution this week that rebuked the Trump administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. In doing so, the Trudeau government undermined its claim to be cutting a new foreign policy …
EN SAVOIR PLUSTrump’s Security Strategy is more about his Personal Grievances
- 20 décembre 2017
US President Donald Trump released his administration’s national security strategy, presented in a speech to a subdued military audience on the afternoon of December 18th. The strategy document was previewed by Trump’s national security adviser, General H.R. McMaster, …
EN SAVOIR PLUSScrooge in Paradise: Why Private Wealth is a Political Issue
- 19 décembre 2017
As global inequality grows to “extreme levels” — as revealed in the just-released World Inequality Report — it is hard not to wonder what it bodes for the health of liberal democracy — around the world and here in Canada.…
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe Central African Republic: Forgotten by the World?
- 18 décembre 2017
By Gino Vlavonou
International news headlines move quickly from one disaster to another. A political crisis in one country is forgotten as turmoil unfolds in the next: Mugabe’s fall from power; a mass shooting in the US; sub-Saharan African …
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A Pioneering War Crimes Tribunal Comes to an End
- 14 décembre 2017
At the end of December, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) closes its doors after 24 years in business.
The United Nations court, situated in The Hague, was established in 1993 with the goal of providing accountability …
EN SAVOIR PLUSQuelle rationalité domine chez les capitalistes des pays en développement ?
- 13 décembre 2017
Par Thomas Chiasson-LeBel
Une bonne partie de la littérature dans le domaine des études du développement international repose sur un présupposé fragile. Celui-ci soutient que si on lui offre les stimulants adéquats, une « bourgeoisie nationale » réinvestira ses profits …
EN SAVOIR PLUSMapping Out a North Korean Peace Process
- 11 décembre 2017
By John Gruetzner
There are ultimately four critical components to a peace process:
The first component is to submit and then finalize a draft of a document acceptable to the original signatories that converts the armistice agreement signed on 27 …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCanada Doubling Down on Diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula
- 11 décembre 2017
By John Gruetzner
Canada has announced that it is co-hosting a 16-nation summit with the United States early next year to explore options to engage North Korea. Prime Minister Trudeau is also likely to meet this month with US Secretary …
EN SAVOIR PLUSOnce More: What is Canada?
- 11 décembre 2017
In November 1964, the venerable American magazine The Atlantic published a special supplement on Canadian politics and society. It featured excellent, almost exclusively Canadian-authored articles: by John W. Holmes, the wordy Canadian diplomat, on “The Diplomacy of a Middle Power”; …
EN SAVOIR PLUSGender, Data, and High-Risk Environments
- 6 décembre 2017
Collecting reliable data on state and political processes in insecure environments is a necessary first step to understanding and ultimately reducing violence. Gender shapes the data we collect, the ways it is collected, and ultimately the findings we produce and …
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