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Crowded Out by « Big Man » Politics, Kenyan Women Still Struggle in 2017 Elections
- 21 août 2017
by Gabrielle Bardall, PhD, CIPS Research Associate
For all its progressive constitution, high-tech society, and exceptionally resourced Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Kenya is the worst performer in the East African Community (EAC) regarding women in parliament. These failures …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe US Has Much to Gain in Embracing Freeland’s Free-Trade Approach
- 16 août 2017
On 14 August, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland outlined Canada’s objectives for renegotiating the North American free-trade agreement in view of the negotiations that began on 16 August.
Freeland was optimistic about the real possibility of modernizing NAFTA in a …
EN SAVOIR PLUSChina’s Republican Flag: A Conundrum for Canada–Taiwan Relations
- 30 juillet 2017
China’s Republican flag — the French-inspired tricolore representing nationalism, democracy, and peoples’ livelihood in Sun Yat-sen’s Three Principles of the People — was the national flag of all of China from 1928 until the founding of the People’s Republic of …
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Why NAFTA’s Chapter 19 is Worth Fighting For
- 29 juillet 2017
Canada has reportedly drawn a “red line” over Chapter 19 as the US calls for NAFTA renegotiations. That’s a good thing.
Even before the negotiations to revise and modernize NAFTA begin on 16 August, a red line has been drawn …
EN SAVOIR PLUSUS Demands Won’t Lead to the NAFTA of Our Nightmares
- 22 juillet 2017
On July 17, the United States Trade Representative Office published the Trump administration’s detailed objectives for renegotiating the North American free-trade agreement. Contrary to President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about NAFTA in the past, the objectives document’s overall tone is very …
EN SAVOIR PLUSA New G-20 for a Leaderless World
- 14 juillet 2017
The US retreat from leadership of liberal multilateralism could open a policy space for new members within a reformed G-20.
The 2017 G-20 summit, normally dull and technical, emerges as a key transition point in global power relations. G-20 …
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The Case of Omar Khadr
- 13 juillet 2017
The Omar Khadr case is again front-page news following the settlement of his longstanding lawsuit against the Canadian government. The news has elicited a wide range of comments from the usual suspects. I was among a small group in Foreign …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCETA after Opinion 2/15: Legal Clarity or Confusion?
- 13 juillet 2017
By Jens Ladefoged Mortensen
Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen
The EU’s trading partners must wonder what goes on inside Europe. What does it take to get a trade deal done? True, trade negotiations are notoriously complex. The CETA …
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After Abdication
- 9 juillet 2017
By Peter Marcus Kristensen
University of Copenhagen
American observers of international affairs are currently enmeshed in a debate on the uncertain future of the “US-led liberal international order.” This is, of course, spurred by the election of President Trump and …
EN SAVOIR PLUSNATO: A Liberal Alliance in an Increasingly Illiberal World?
- 9 juillet 2017
By Alexandra Gheciu
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa
In recent weeks, we have witnessed a number of developments designed to signal NATO’s persistent — arguably reinvigorated — role as the key security institution of the …
EN SAVOIR PLUSLiberal Interventionism: The Crisis Within
- 9 juillet 2017
By Katja Lindskov Jacobsen
Center for Military Studies, University of Copenhagen
Liberal interventionism today not only responds to crises in countries experiencing violent conflicts, distress, and disaster. It also responds to a crisis within. This crisis is not simply about …
EN SAVOIR PLUSTrump’s Genius
- 9 juillet 2017
For much of the public and the political classes, Donald Trump remains a mystery. The Twitter tirades and legislative fiascos, the constant media feuding, the insults and outrage all seem to reveal a president who is not simply politically inexperienced, …
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