Asie

Taiwan Hopes for “Oceans of Democracy”
- 5 avril 2019
Republic of China (Taiwan) President Tsai Ing-wen, who takes pride in her Austronesian heritage through her paternal grandmother, made an 8-day voyage called “Oceans of Democracy” at the end of March to three Micronesian allies and Hawaii. This …
Par Scott Simon
Asie, Relations internationales
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Out of Fragility: Evidence from Bangladesh, Part 1
- 5 avril 2019
Almost 50 years ago, Bangladesh emerged as a new nation in 1971 out of a bloody war of independence with Pakistan that left three million dead and ten million refugees. It then found itself caught in a fragility trap with …
Par Nipa Banerjee
Asie, Développement international, États fragiles
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Out of Fragility: Evidence from Bangladesh, Part 2
- 5 avril 2019
The Bangladesh government’s significant strides in delivering basic services to the population, thus reinforcing its legitimacy, discussed in part 1 of this blog, have been enhanced by an extraordinarily strong civil society — a unique community of non-profit, non-governmental …
Par Nipa Banerjee
Asie, Développement international, États fragiles
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Partnering with Japan for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific
- 29 mars 2019
On March 7, 2019, Japanese Ambassador Kimihiro Ishikane gave a lecture at CIPS entitled “Japan and Canada: Strategic Partners in the Indo-Pacific?” The question mark is perhaps the most important part of the title. At this 90^th anniversary of …
Par Scott Simon
Asie, Politique étrangère canadienne, Relations internationales
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Competitive Financing: An Alternative Solution for Doing Business in China
- 12 décembre 2018
By John Gruetzner

Canada is currently exploring the parameters permitted under USMCA Article 32.10 for realistic mechanisms to improve its commercial position in the Chinese market.

In the Joint Outcomes of the First Canada–China Economic and Strategic Dialogue, the Government …
Par CIPS
Asie, Chine, Échange international, Politique étrangère canadienne
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Blue Wave Swamps Taiwan Elections
- 28 novembre 2018
Taiwan’s mid-term elections on 24 November brought a renewed “blue wave” to the island democracy. In this case, the blues are the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang, KMT) and allies who favour rapprochement with China. The greens are the …
Par Scott Simon
Asie, Démocratie, Droits de la personne, Genre, Relations internationales
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Learning from Taiwan’s Push to Diversify Trade Away From China
- 28 novembre 2018
Rather than cozying up to non-market economies, Canada should support Taiwan’s inclusion in the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Trade diversification seems increasingly important to Canada, especially after US President Donald Trump’s heavy-handed negotiations on the new US–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA). …
Par Scott Simon
Asie, Chine, Échange international, Etats-Unis, Politique étrangère canadienne
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Decisive Action is Overdue to Protect the Rohingyas
- 15 septembre 2018
By John Packer

Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre at the University of Ottawa and Neuberger-Jesin Professor of International Conflict Resolution

Finally, the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar has stated the obvious: the Rohingya …
Par CIPS
Asie, Droits de la personne, Les Nations Unies, Loi internationale, Politique étrangère canadienne, Réfugiés
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Sentinels of the Pacific: What Seabirds Tell Us about the Oil Industry
- 8 juin 2018
When ornithologist Hisashi Sugawa of the Bird Banding Association invited me this May to accompany his team to the ongoing investigation of the Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas) on Kanmuri Island, an uninhabited island under the jurisdiction of Maizuru …
Par Scott Simon
Asie, Échange international, Environnement
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Bangladesh on the Move, Part 1: A Development Breakthrough
- 5 juin 2018
Bangladesh, a country branded at its birth, in 1971, as a bottomless development basket by Henry Kissinger, marches forward. Proving Kissinger’s words wrong, this development success story unfolds in one of the poorest countries of the world.

The country moves …
Par Nipa Banerjee
Asie, Développement international, Économie, Éducation, Environnement, Femmes, Santé
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Bangladesh on the Move, Part 2: Future Prospects
- 5 juin 2018
Read Part 1 of this article here.

London-based research organization BMI has listed Bangladesh as one of six countries that will be growth performers in the period 2016–2025. Three major factors are identified as boosters of this growth. An …
Par Nipa Banerjee
Asie, Développement international, Économie, Éducation, Environnement, Femmes, Santé
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Need More Proof of Genocide in Myanmar? It’s Being Born Right Now
- 3 juin 2018
by John Packer

Nine months since the violent attacks of August 25, 2017, and thereafter forced 700,000 Rohingya to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh, the first of thousands of pregnancies as a result of rape are coming to term.

For these …
Par CIPS
Asie, Droits de la personne, Femmes, Politique étrangère canadienne, Réfugiés
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