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Protecting Whom? Certainly Not Refugees or Canada’s Reputation for Justice
- 31 octobre 2013
By Emma Kenyon and Patti Tamara Lenard
The Throne Speech has come and gone, and buried in the hoopla surrounding the demise of cable television bundling were some terrifically misleading claims about “progress” towards meeting Canada’s immigration priorities.
The government …
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Our Man in Prague: An Appointment that Raises Questions
- 31 octobre 2013
Otto Jelinek, refugee from Communism, world-champion figure skater and Mulroney-era Cabinet Minister, was recently appointed as Canada’s ambassador to the Czech Republic. In the summer doldrums, there was virtually no reaction in Canada to the announcement, except citations from the …
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Sweeping Rights Aside: Ottawa, Pakistan and Netsweeper
- 25 octobre 2013
Imagine the scenario: a private Canadian software company provides sophisticated technology to the Iranian government, allowing it to deny access in Iran to thousands of websites on account of their political or social content. How would the Canadian government respond?…
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Will a New Minister Fix Canada’s Ideas-free Immigration Policy?
- 23 octobre 2013
The disloyalty is shocking. Waves of migrants arrive at a country’s shores seeking economic opportunity, a higher quality of life for themselves and their children, or refuge from political uncertainty — only to return to their home countries or move …
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The African Union, the International Criminal Court and the Politics of Justice
- 21 octobre 2013
The African Union’s new offices in Addis Ababa stand on the site of one of Africa’s most notorious prisons, popularly known as Alem Bekagn or ‘farewell to the world’. For decades, thousands of people suffered and died here, many for …
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Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa: Beyond Consistent Inconsistency?
- 18 octobre 2013
By David Black, Dalhousie University
A preview of David Black’s CIPS lecture on October 22, 2013
Among the various criticisms of the Harper government’s foreign policy, its presumed neglect or even abandonment of sub-Saharan Africa is among the most frequently …
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A Post-2015 Development Agenda: Into the Last (Long) Lap
- 16 octobre 2013
Post-2015 is becoming the biggest development game in town, especially New York. A flurry of activity in the summer months climaxed at the end of September with a UNGA ‘Special Event’ at which leaders from both developed and developing countries …
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Regional Innovation Policies in a Globally Connected Environment: Lessons from Europe
- 16 octobre 2013
By Michele Mastroeni, University of Edinburgh
A preview of Michele Mastroeni’s CIPS lecture on October 18, 2013
Industry leaders and governments have pursued innovation as a source of economic growth for the last two decades. While firms have been striving …
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Six Ways for Harper to Reclaim the National Security Agenda
- 11 octobre 2013
Published in the Globe and Mail, October 11, 2013
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he is “very concerned” about revelations of Canadian spy activity targeting Brazil. So he should be. The operation by the Communications Security Establishment Canada, our …
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- 9 octobre 2013
…EN SAVOIR PLUSby Gerd Schönwälder
A preview of the conference on ‘Promoting Democracy: What Role for the Emerging Powers?’ to take place at the University of Ottawa on October 15-16, 2013.
Millions around the world continue to name democracy as their preferred
Holy Fools of Diplomacy in the Harper Era
- 8 octobre 2013
Published in the Toronto Star, October 7, 2013
In detective novels, the most swaggering posture is a hard-boiled one, wise to the ways of the world and expecting venality at every turn. The same holds true in diplomacy, commonly …
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Does Anyone Remember Iraq?
- 8 octobre 2013
On October 5, a suicide bomber blew himself up among a crowd of Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad, and another detonated his explosives inside a cafe north of the capital—the deadliest of several attacks across Iraq that day, killing at least …
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