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Un surréalisme inquiétant: le point de vue de Moscou
- 10 juillet 2014
À l’invitation du ministère de la Défense de Russie, du 22 au 24 mai 2014, j’ai assisté à la Troisième Conférence de Moscou sur la Sécurité internationale qui portait officiellement sur le Moyen-Orient, l’Afghanistan et l’Asie du Sud. Évidemment, compte …
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The Use and Abuse of Diversity in Canada’s Foreign Policy
- 2 juillet 2014
In late May of this year, the Ottawa Forum delivered a sparkling lineup of speakers who proposed new directions for Canada’s international policy. A recurrent theme of the forum’s discussions, in the wordsof co-organizers Taylor Owen and Roland Paris, …
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Wherefore the Air Force? A Review of Robert Farley’s « Grounded »
- 24 juin 2014
Robert Farley, Grounded: The Case for Abolishing the United States Air Force (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2014). The future of the U.S. military may be in Canada’s past, contends Robert Farley. The book’s main argument is that …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCanada’s Iran Policy: Reckless Rhetoric and More Out of Step Than Ever
- 19 juin 2014
by John Mundy
Published in the Globe and Mail, June 19, 2014
Canada has a dysfunctional relationship with Iran and our government is proud of it. That is the underlying message of Foreign Minister John Baird’s latest statements about …
EN SAVOIR PLUSPrinciples and Prejudice: Foreign Policy Under the Harper Government
- 19 juin 2014
by Gerd Schönwälder
Values have been critical drivers behind the foreign policy making of Canada’s current and past governments, both Conservative and Liberal. However, the Harper government’s use of values-based foreign policymaking does not meet three criteria that would ensure …
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NATO Must Face Looming Challenges Now, Not Later
- 18 juin 2014
Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are grappling with big decisions as they prepare for their September summit in Wales. What stance should they adopt towards Russia? Should they keep the alliance’s doors open to new members? And what …
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Global Military Spending by Region
- 18 juin 2014
In previous posts, I presented charts illustrating the recent decline in Canadian military spending as a percentage of GDP, and comparing Canada to other NATO and G7 countries.
This post examines regional patterns in global military spending.* The charts …
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Where We Go From Here: Canada’s Strategic Opportunity
- 18 juin 2014
Published on OpenCanada.org, June 17, 2014
The Canadian Conference of Defence Associations Institute’s Strategic Outlook (SO) 2014 published in February has nearly been dated by developments taking place around the world. In light of recent events, I examine some …
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The June 14 Elections Confirm Afghans’ Verdict Against the Taliban
- 16 juin 2014
On the June 14 election day, Afghans again delivered an anti-Taliban verdict. Despite the strong Taliban offensive preceding the day, 7 million Afghans (60% of registered voters) cast their votes. True, the euphoria that dominated the first round was absent; …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCanadian Military Spending as a Percent of GDP
- 16 juin 2014
This chart might come as a surprise to some Canadians. Canada’s defence spending as a percentage of GDP has decreased since 2009 and is now lower than it was when the Conservative government took office. Although, as I noted in …
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Mr. Harper’s Maternal and Child Health Summit: What’s Still Missing?
- 11 juin 2014
By Rieky Stuart and Stephen Brown
Published on the McLeod Group Blog, June 10, 2014
The Canadian government’s recent Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Summit in Toronto has not lacked for cheerleaders, especially NGOs receiving funding under the …
EN SAVOIR PLUSIs Afghanistan Set to Elect a Truly National President?
- 11 juin 2014
Afghanistan is getting ready to go to a second round of polls on June 14. The fairly peaceful first round (despite some irregularities and scattered violence in the outlying provinces) symbolized Afghans’ interest in supporting a democratic process to elect …
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