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Will Lakhdar Brahimi’s Hard-Nosed Mediation Save Syria?
- 20 septembre 2012
The arrival of Lakhdar Brahimi in Syria late last week drew little media attention. But his trip, and the larger mission of which it is a part, carry enormous consequences. Brahimi is the envoy appointed jointly by the UN and …
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Canada Steps up Global Competition for ‘Brains’—At What Cost?
- 16 septembre 2012
The global competition for talent—the ‘battle for the brains’—is fierce, and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney knows that Canada can no longer assume that it is uniquely attractive as a destination for high-skilled migrants. Along with many other states, we must …
EN SAVOIR PLUSAbandoning Diplomacy with Iran: Why, and Why Now?
- 10 septembre 2012
by John Mundy
Publié dans le Globe and Mail, 10 septembre 2012
No country suspends diplomatic relations with an adversary lightly. It signals that the possibility for future dialogue is over. While it is true that Canada has not …
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The New Interventionism: Promise and Reality
- 5 septembre 2012
Publié sur le blog 3 Quarks Daily
The news is alarming: whole families killed in the mountain villages near Lebanon and massacres in Damascus; sectarian clashes between Christian, Alawite and Sunni communities risk a descent into full-scale civil war. The …
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La théorie et la ville
- 3 septembre 2012
Combien de personnes gagnent leur vie en « pratiquant» les relations internationales (RI) dans la région de la capitale fédérale canadienne ? Pour faire une première estimation, nous avons dénombré le personnel enseignant à temps plein qui travaillent dans, ou …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe Measure of a CDS
- 3 septembre 2012
by Philippe Lagassé
Publié sur le site web du Canadian International Council.
A new Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) was appointed by the Governor-in-Council last week. Following a few months of speculation about who would be named, Cabinet …
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The Olympics, and the Rise and Dangers of Private Security
- 17 juillet 2012
Today, Nick Buckles, the CEO of the world’s biggest private security company, will be questioned by the UK House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee, which is attempting to explain how G4S managed to bungle the Olympic contract quite so …
EN SAVOIR PLUSKenney’s Reforms Make More Sense Than His Rhetoric
- 14 juillet 2012
Publié dans le Ottawa Citizen, 11 juli 2012.
If you were throwing an open house party, would you trash-talk the guests to your neighbours? Probably not. It’s strange, then, that even as the Harper government aims to sustain Canada’s …
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Is Corruption the Cost of Saving Afghanistan?
- 12 juillet 2012
Publié dans le Globe and Mail, 11 juli 2012.
It was fitting that last weekend’s international donors’ conference on Afghanistan took place in Tokyo: The event resembled the city’s famous kabuki theatre, with its ritualized drama of grand gestures …
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The Future of Flying: A View from Farnborough
- 11 juillet 2012
All eyes are turning to the London Olympics—but for people in the aerospace industry, Britain’s biggest event this summer is the Farnborough International Airshow. At this event (the 48th iteration of the biannual show run by Britain’s defense and aerospace …
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Bev Oda’s Real Legacy at CIDA
- 10 juillet 2012
Media commentary has been remarkably lenient regarding Bev Oda’s record at the end of her five-year stint as Canada’s Minister of International Cooperation. Coverage has by and large ignored how, under her watch, the government systematically undermined both the fundamental …
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Towards an International Agreement on Syria?
- 29 juin 2012
Following a long conversation between Presidents Obama and Putin at the recent G20 Summit in Mexico, U.S. officials claimed that progress had been made in identifying areas where U.S. and Russian interests coincide. “We agreed that we need to see …
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