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Obama’s Ohio Report
- 8 novembre 2012
My Ohioans did it again. In every election since 1964 (and almost every time since 1904), the winner of this state ended up taking the presidency – hence the clichés “America’s bellwether” and “as Ohio goes, so goes America”. Having …
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Libre-échange avec l’Europe : Le Québec n’a pas de véto
- 2 novembre 2012
Par Patrick Fafard et Patrick Leblond
Bonne nouvelle en apparence. Contrairement à ce que plusieurs craignaient, le gouvernement de Madame Marois ne s’oppose pas à l’Accord économique et commercial global (AECG) que le Canada et l’Union européenne sont en train …
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‘One is Entitled to One’s Opinion’: Prince Charles’s Letters
- 1 novembre 2012
The fracas over opinionated letters sent by Prince Charles to various British politicians and senior officials has broken out of the courts and into politics. The letters, which are understood to be frank in their advice on various subjects dear …
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Troops to Turkey? The ‘Chanak Affair’ of 1922 and Its Relevance Today
- 30 octobre 2012
Should Canada send its armed forces to war in Turkey? The increasingly violent civil war in Syria means this could become a real question, for two reasons. First, the fighting is leading to confrontations between Turkish and Syrian troops along …
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An Intervention Ahead in Mali?
- 30 octobre 2012
These days, when Western politicians or analysts discuss the possibility and likely consequences of an international intervention, they tend to refer to Syria. This is understandable, given the gravity and complexity of the crisis unfolding there. But the focus on …
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A Reflection on Responsibility: What Does Syria Mean for R2P?
- 26 octobre 2012
By Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock
Publié dans le Diplomat Magazine, 4 octobre 2012
The world has watched in frustration as the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad of Syria has turned its weapons against its own citizens to suppress …
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Turning Scientists into Sybils
- 26 octobre 2012
L’article complet a été publié dans le Ottawa Citizen, 25 octobre 2012.
Danger is ubiquitous but accurate and timely warnings of it are relatively rare; proper risk assessment is one of the great policy challenges of our time. A …
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- 26 octobre 2012
by John Mundy
Publié dans le Globe and Mail, 25 octobre 2012
When Canada closed its embassy in Tehran last month, it wasn’t just Canadian diplomats who were affected. We left behind a small number of local staff, and …
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Beyond 2015: MDGs, SDGs and Busan’s Global Partnership
- 25 octobre 2012
Despite a still-struggling global economy, one in which contagion from the developed world is now enveloping emerging economies, there is a boom in international donor-recipient diplomacy. Globalization is forcing us to recognize that there is no longer easily divisible rich …
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Romney’s Minority Report
- 22 octobre 2012
Weekly tracking polls by ImpreMedia & Latino Decisions are showing U.S. President Barack Obama leading Mitt Romney, his GOP challenger, by about 45 points among Hispanic voters. The result is in line with dozens of similar polls taken during the …
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Only Two Cheers for Religious Freedom
- 15 octobre 2012
L’article complet a été publié dans le Ottawa Citizen, le 15 octobre 2012
Discussing democracy in his 1938 essay « What I Believe » E. M. Forster provocatively writes that « (t)wo cheers are quite enough: there is no …
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A Peace Prize for the EU
- 15 octobre 2012
The award of the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union is curious. The stated reasons are fair enough on the face of it: the EU has helped to create a stable and peaceful Europe, to extend democracy and …
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