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Democratic Emerging Powers and Democracy Promotion
- 16 décembre 2013
by Gerd Schönwälder
CIPS has just received the report on a conference it helped facilitate in October 2013 on the role of democratic emerging powers (DEPs)—such as India, Brazil, South Africa, Indonesia, and Turkey—in supporting democracy beyond their own borders. …
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Canada Weakens Its Opposition to U.S. Proposals on Intellectual Property Rights
- 13 décembre 2013
An update to my November 2013 CIPS Blog post
It appears that Canada may be dropping its objections to many of the US TRIPS+ proposals on intellectual property rights. On the last day of the Singapore TPP meetings (December 10, …
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Shining Light on Harper’s Darkling Mideast Outlook
- 12 décembre 2013
When a private citizen holds a world view filled with forces of light and darkness, with heroes and villains and mystical bonds tying fates together, that’s generally her own business. When that person is the Prime Minister of Canada, however, …
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Stephen Harper and a ‘Rising Canada’
- 12 décembre 2013
By Colin Robertson, Vice President, Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute
Stephen Harper aims to position Canada as a ‘rising power’. While protecting our privileged access to the USA, Canada under Harper’s leadership actively seeks new markets for our goods …
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Baird’s Tough Talk on Human Rights Rings Hollow in Bahrain
- 10 décembre 2013
Canada’s “principled” foreign policy keeps running into problems in Bahrain, the Gulf monarchy that violently suppressed pro-democracy protests in 2011.
When Foreign Minister John Baird visited the country in April, he made no public comment about Bahrain’s repressive practices, including …
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A Failure to Protect: Canada’s Shameful Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis
- 9 décembre 2013
By Emma Kenyon and Patti Tamara Lenard
The Canadian government’s response to the Syria refugee crisis is pathetic. In the face of what some are calling the worst refugee crisis in a generation—in 2013 the number of registered Syrian refugees …
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Time to Stand Up for Democracy and Human Rights in Ukraine
- 9 décembre 2013
These days, it is hard to imagine that a decision concerning the European Union can spark a riot. To the majority of EU citizens, the idea of taking to the barricades to support Brussels would seem absurd. The union, seriously …
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A Dignified Warrior for Peace: Nelson Mandela
- 8 décembre 2013
By Joanne St. Lewis, Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa
My heart is heavy. The braided life of pain, joy, courage, strength and love – indeed, all that was the brilliant complex persona of Nelson Mandela is …
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South Africa After Mandela: No Easy Walk to Freedom
- 8 décembre 2013
The day Nelson Mandela died, I was boarding a flight to Nairobi. Seeing my itinerary, a member of the airport staff commented off-handedly, “Africa—why are there always so many problems there?” “Perhaps we just hear more about the problems, and …
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Is Canada a Responsible Global Partner?
- 4 décembre 2013
In anticipation of the December 5th book launch of the Oxford Handbook of Modern Diplomacy, CIPS posed the following question to former Prime Minister Paul Martin (who will be speaking at the event): “What does the recently announced DFATD …
EN SAVOIR PLUSPoverty, Inequality and Inclusiveness: Which Comes First?
- 3 décembre 2013
These overlapping concepts together frame what many define as one of the principal challenges of modern society in both developing and developed countries. They have recently come to focus for two distinct reasons. The global financial crisis has exposed new …
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- 3 décembre 2013
by Philippe Lagassé
Canada’s military training mission in Afghanistan will end in 2014. When the Canadian Forces are next sent overseas, members of Parliament will likely vote on the mission. The Conservative government has made it a point to consult …
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