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Dealing with Trump, Part 1: Canada’s Success (So Far)
- 1 juin 2017
Few countries have more to lose economically from a hostile Donald Trump administration than Canada. The country’s prosperity is largely dependent on privileged access to the US market: about 75 percent of Canadian exports are sold in the United States, …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe G7 Disruptor
- 1 juin 2017
The G7 is traditionally praised for its solidarity and collegiality, but the May 26–27 summit saw a very fragile partnership with an unapologetic disruptor at the table. The summit, and the NATO summit the day before, had its technical successes, …
EN SAVOIR PLUSAnalyzing Afghanistan, Part 2: Moving Forward
- 16 mai 2017
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), John Sopko, speaking to CIPS in April, finished his presentation (see part 1 here) by touching on the Afghan government’s over-dependence on aid and inability to pay for and …
EN SAVOIR PLUSAnalyzing Afghanistan, Part 1: Lessons from SIGAR
- 16 mai 2017
Canada has already invested 15 years, billions of dollars, and over 160 human lives to secure and stabilize the fragile state of Afghanistan. Equivalent efforts, however, have not been made to assess the effectiveness of Canada’s involvement; nor have the …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe Politics of Border Security in the Sahel
- 9 mai 2017
By Philippe M. Frowd
A casual observer of the Sahel could be forgiven for understanding this region of West Africa as a space of threat: radicalization, terrorism, massive population growth, and irregular migration all grab the headlines. …
EN SAVOIR PLUSGeopolitical Policy Challenges on a New Canadian Path, Part 2: The New Leadership and Canada
- 3 mai 2017
Following on Part 1, this section extends the discussion of disrupting factors to explore what could be key changes and how Canada might respond to a new global order. For Part 1 of this post, click here.
Canadian public …
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Geopolitical Policy Challenges on a New Canadian Path, Part 1: New Disrupting Forces
- 3 mai 2017
Canada needs to move beyond a policy perspective largely shaped by relations with the US and EU and build upon partnerships with the Global South.
The future is always hard to predict, but we already know that there is …
EN SAVOIR PLUSA Treaty to Protect the Rights of Older People is Long Overdue!
- 24 avril 2017
By Gordon Digiacomo, Martine Lagacé, and Caroline Andrew
“Homelessness, malnutrition, unattended chronic diseases, lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation, unaffordable medicines and treatments and income insecurity are just a few of the most critical human rights issues …
EN SAVOIR PLUSWhat to Look for in Canada’s New White Paper on Defence
- 24 avril 2017
Canada’s defence policy review statement is slated to be released in May 2017, a week or two before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travels to Brussels on May 25 for a meeting with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) heads of …
EN SAVOIR PLUSWhat Joining the Arms Trade Treaty Means for Canada
- 24 avril 2017
The government of Canada is about to accede to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), the first and only legally binding treaty designed to regulate the multibillion-dollar global arms trade. On April 13, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the introduction …
EN SAVOIR PLUSIn Memoriam: Professor Rezaul Karim Siddique, murdered 23 April 2016
- 20 avril 2017
By Ruth Bradley-St-Cyr
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
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Because I was not a …Trump should try on the velvet glove in dealing with Moscow
- 15 avril 2017
Every country in the world, Canada included, is scrambling to catch up to some breathtaking changes in the fundamental approach of the United States to global politics. These changes were prompted by the Trump administration’s reactions to the use of …
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