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La migration, une menace à l’aide au développement?
- 17 mars 2016
La crise migratoire actuelle constitue une menace à l’aide au développement. Par cela, je ne veux surtout pas dire que les réfugiés et demandeurs d’asile sont eux-mêmes dangereux, mais plutôt que la manière dont les gouvernements occidentaux répondent à la …
EN SAVOIR PLUSBringing Canada “Back” for the Long Haul
- 10 mars 2016
By Margaret Biggs and John McArthur
This week Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will lead a delegation to Washington with great fanfare. Like many of our fellow Canadians, we are excited to see the outcomes of the country’s first White …
EN SAVOIR PLUSSacrificing Democracy for Security? Shifting International Priorities in Africa
- 6 mars 2016
More than a week after the elections in Uganda, the main opposition leader remains under house arrest. Police have been camped outside Dr Kizza Besigye’s home since election day, and whenever he attempts to leave, he is promptly detained. From …
EN SAVOIR PLUSWomen’s Development in Afghanistan: Ensuring Sustainable Gains
- 29 février 2016
International Women’s Day should be marked by acknowledging that claims — made by the international community and the Afghan government — of advances in promoting women’s rights in Afghanistan are largely disconnected from reality. Human Rights Watch and the Afghan …
EN SAVOIR PLUSA Smart IS Strategy — Except for the Air Strikes
- 18 février 2016
This week, the Trudeau government released its strategy to confront Islamic State. On balance, it is a good strategy, one that is consistent with Canada’s interests, with one important exception: the decision to stop the air strikes.
Every element in …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCanada in Afghanistan: A Role Model for Canada’s Middle East Mission?
- 17 février 2016
While recalling six fighter jets from the bombing mission in the Middle East, Canada promises to provide military training, humanitarian aid, and diplomacy in fostering a peace process. The Liberal government’s promise of humanitarian assistance and intent to find a …
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Where’s the government’s longer-range vision on ISIL?
- 9 février 2016
Prime Minister Trudeau wants to put a new Liberal stamp on the Canadian mission to Iraq and the region. His press conference on Monday marked an expected shift away from a direct Canadian contribution to air attacks against Islamic State …
EN SAVOIR PLUSBack to Tehran: Strategies for success
- 27 novembre 2015
Par John Mundy
It won’t be easy for Canada to re-establish diplomatic relations with Iran, but it’s worth the trouble.
In September 2012, the Harper government suspended diplomatic relations with Iran, closed the Canadian embassy in Tehran and expelled Iran’s …
EN SAVOIR PLUSStep by Step, All at Once: Rebuilding the Canadian Foreign Service
- 5 novembre 2015
By Daniel Livermore
All over Ottawa, officials and ex-officials are talking about re-building. And the conversations aren’t only about Canada`s crumbling infrastructure. They’re about repairing public institutions shredded during the Harper years. Some of these conversations are about Foreign Affairs …
EN SAVOIR PLUSIs Canada “Fit for Purpose” in the face of a new global agenda?
- 3 novembre 2015
Par Julia Sanchez et John Sinclair
Canada has just elected a new government committed to ‘putting Canada back on the global stage’ by re-establishing Canada’s leadership position in promoting human rights and ending poverty. This commitment will be put to …
EN SAVOIR PLUSTransition Memos Show Foreign Ministry Is Doing Its Job
- 30 septembre 2015
…EN SAVOIR PLUSA series of foreign ministry memos, leaked to the media in recent days, offer an unflattering assessment of Canada’s declining international influence and reputation. They are apparently draft « transition » documents, which the federal bureaucracy prepares before every election.
The Munk Leaders’ Debate: Opportunity Missed
- 30 septembre 2015
The Munk Leaders’ Debate was supposed to be about foreign policy, but at many times it was really about a three-man horse race. That race was about which progressive horse could finish first, or whether the conservative horse would end …
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