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Les grands moments des blogues du CÉPI, partie 3 : Développement international
- 22 septembre 2014
Après une période turbulente pour le programme d’aide international – période qui connut le fusionnement de l’Agence Canadienne de Développement International (ACDI) avec le Ministère du Affaires Étrangères et du Commerce International – l’année 2013-14 a vu les bloggeurs du …
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Harper at the UN: The Speech He Could (But Won’t) Give
- 21 septembre 2014
In a few days, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will address the UN General Assembly. In an alternate universe, imagine a scenario where he is planning to use the event to announce a fundamental new direction for his foreign policy. Perhaps …
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The Death of the North-South Institute
- 16 septembre 2014
Canada’s only independent think tank on international development and foreign policy, the North-South Institute, will soon close its doors. According to media reports, the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) communicated its decision not to continue funding NSI …
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Canada Should Prepare for a Long Fight Against IS
- 13 septembre 2014
By George Petrolekas and Ferry de Kerckhove
Published in the Globe and Mail, September 12, 2014
In 1938, Neville Chamberlain returned to a hero’s welcome in London having given away parts of Czechoslovakia to Hitler at Munich. He announced …
EN SAVOIR PLUSLast Year’s CIPS Blog Highlights, Part 1: Harper’s Foreign Policy
- 7 septembre 2014
L’année académique dernière – notre troisième année de publication – la section Blogues du CÉPI a présenté une série de sujets couvrant le globe, avec un intérêt plus particulier pour la politique étrangère canadienne. Ci-dessous, et dans les bulletins à …
EN SAVOIR PLUSWhere’s the Megaphone on the Threat to Canada?
- 7 septembre 2014
Published in the Ottawa Citizen on September 6, 2014
The Conservative government has a strange way with public pronouncements on security issues. When it comes to the gravest of international crises, the government is prone to bold, headline-grabbing statements, whether …
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Behind Canada’s Shifting Rhetoric on Israel
- 16 août 2014
Published in the Ottawa Citizen, August 5, 2014
The current round of violence between Israel and Hamas has given rise to a renewed wave of criticism of the Canadian government’s close support for Israel. Underlying such criticism is often …
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Who’s Leading the World?
- 11 août 2014
The simple but disturbing answer is: nobody.
Our world has over a billion people still living in extreme poverty. There are 25 million jobless in Europe. Jihadists control half of Iraq. The Doha Trade Round is in its 13th…
EN SAVOIR PLUSCanada Needs to Reconnect with its Diplomatic Tradition
- 10 juillet 2014
The Harper government’s neglect of diplomacy has resulted in a largely ineffective foreign policy that has not served Canada’s interests, argues CIPS director Roland Paris in this video clip. His remarks were part of a panel discussion organized by Canadian …
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The Use and Abuse of Diversity in Canada’s Foreign Policy
- 2 juillet 2014
In late May of this year, the Ottawa Forum delivered a sparkling lineup of speakers who proposed new directions for Canada’s international policy. A recurrent theme of the forum’s discussions, in the wordsof co-organizers Taylor Owen and Roland Paris, …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCanada’s Iran Policy: Reckless Rhetoric and More Out of Step Than Ever
- 19 juin 2014
by John Mundy
Published in the Globe and Mail, June 19, 2014
Canada has a dysfunctional relationship with Iran and our government is proud of it. That is the underlying message of Foreign Minister John Baird’s latest statements about …
EN SAVOIR PLUSPrinciples and Prejudice: Foreign Policy Under the Harper Government
- 19 juin 2014
by Gerd Schönwälder
Values have been critical drivers behind the foreign policy making of Canada’s current and past governments, both Conservative and Liberal. However, the Harper government’s use of values-based foreign policymaking does not meet three criteria that would ensure …
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