Russia is a Beacon of Sanity About Syria

• 10 septembre 2013

Published in the Ottawa Citizen, September 9, 2013

Russia-bashing and Putin-bashing, always fairly popular, have been much in fashion of late. Having lived for a while in Russia and before that the Soviet Union, as well as having devoted …

The G20 at Five: More Technocratic and Less Visionary

• 10 septembre 2013

While media attention was focussed on Syria, the G20 issued its most detailed communiqué in its five-year history. It includes commitments to work together on a  wide range of issues: strong and sustainable economic growth, unemployment and underemployment (particularly among …

Syria and Obama’s Flawed Logic of Message-Sending

• 4 septembre 2013

Published in the Toronto Star, September 4, 2013

In announcing his plan last Saturday to put the prospect of Syrian intervention to a Congressional vote, President Obama posed a ringing question to his domestic and global audience: “What message …

On Law, Policy, and (Not) Bombing Syria

• 3 septembre 2013

Ian Hurd is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University

The debate sparked by Syria’s chemical weapons attack includes at least three separate controversies: 1) which (if any) international legal instruments govern Syria’s use of chemical weapons; 2) …

Indecent Proposals: Why the Fraser Institute is Wrong on Immigration

• 3 septembre 2013

Published September 9, 2013 on the Broadbent Blog

My best guess is that the Fraser Institute expects no one to read the report behind their newest sensationalist press release, in which they claim that the cost of immigrants to Canada …

Prêt pour une autre grande saison au CÉPI

• 3 septembre 2013

Au CÉPI, nous avons travaillé fort pour préparer une excellente série d’événements à l’automne. Voici quelques faits saillants:

• La semaine prochaine, le CÉPI présentera des conférences animées par le célèbre journaliste pakistanais et auteur, Ahmed Rashid, et par

Looking Back at Kosovo Can Move the Syria Conflict Forward

• 29 août 2013

By Allan Rock and Lloyd Axworthy

Published in the Globe and Mail, August 26, 2013

President Obama seems finally ready to engage in Syria with more than hollow rhetoric. Sadly, this comes after more than 100,000 deaths, two million …

The ‘Rouhani Moment’ in Iran

• 14 août 2013

Published on the IISS blog Politics and Strategy, August 14, 2013

Amid the relief, if not the fanfare, which has greeted Hassan Rouhani’s surprise election as President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, one hears a constant strain of …

There is No ‘Sacred Duty’ to Canada’s Veterans

• 6 août 2013

Published in the Ottawa Citizen, Aug. 5, 2013

Seriously wounded soldiers should enjoy no special status or privilege with regard to medical care,” writes Michael Gross of Haifa University, who is probably the world’s leading authority on military medical …

‘Shocked and Appalled’: Responses to an Op-Ed

• 2 août 2013

As a writer of opinion pieces, I am used to receiving messages about them. Most are negative; people who agree with you are less likely to take the time to write something than those who don’t. But that’s OK. The …