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Where We Go From Here: Canada’s Strategic Opportunity
- 18 juin 2014
Published on OpenCanada.org, June 17, 2014
The Canadian Conference of Defence Associations Institute’s Strategic Outlook (SO) 2014 published in February has nearly been dated by developments taking place around the world. In light of recent events, I examine some …
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Mr. Harper’s Maternal and Child Health Summit: What’s Still Missing?
- 11 juin 2014
By Rieky Stuart and Stephen Brown
Published on the McLeod Group Blog, June 10, 2014
The Canadian government’s recent Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Summit in Toronto has not lacked for cheerleaders, especially NGOs receiving funding under the …
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Harper’s Heroic Ukraine Message Does Not Reflect Reality
- 3 juin 2014
Published in the Globe and Mail, June 3, 2014
As Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads to Europe for the G7 summit and anniversary of D-Day, the gap between Canada’s outspoken rhetoric and its diminishing capabilities in international affairs is …
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Nine New Takes on Canada’s International Future
- 2 juin 2014
On May 23-24, CIPS and the Canadian International Council (CIC) co-hosted the Ottawa Forum, which brought together a remarkable array of presenters, commenters and attendees to the University of Ottawa to discuss the future of Canada’s international policy. The …
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Imaging a More Ambitious Canada
- 2 juin 2014
By Taylor Owen and Roland Paris
Published in the Ottawa Citizen, June 2, 2014
The world has undergone enormous changes since Ottawa last conducted a foreign policy review nearly a decade ago: the rise of China and other emerging …
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Is Canada Pulling Its Weight in NATO?
- 9 mai 2014
When NATO’s military commander, General Philip Breedlove, visited Ottawa this week, he noted that Canada was one of the first countries to contribute military equipment and forces to NATO’s temporary deployment of land, sea and air assets to Eastern Europe, …
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An Ex-CIDA Officer’s Reflections on Afghanistan: Looking Back, Looking Forward
- 13 mars 2014
The departure of Canadian troops from Afghanistan does not mark the end of Canadian aid to that country. To move forward, however, Canada must accept the strategic mistakes of the past and record the lessons learned, not only to avoid …
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In Dispute with Muslim Organization, PMO Wrong to Allege Skeletons in Closet
- 27 février 2014
Published in the Toronto Star, February 26, 2014
Never forget: these are charged words for Canada’s ethnic or religious groups when it comes to keeping alive the memory of historical atrocities “back home.” But they’re also charged words, in …
EN SAVOIR PLUSAid Budgets or Poverty Reduction? Worry About the Right Priority First
- 20 février 2014
The federal government announced a 7.5% cut in Canada’s Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) budget for the fiscal year 2012. In addition, former CIDA funds not spent (and thus lapsed) represented close to 10% of CIDA’s aid budget for 2012. The …
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Off to Tel Aviv: The Latest Strange Diplomatic Appointment
- 12 février 2014
Shortly before the Prime Minister’s January trip to the Middle East, the Harper Government announced its choice to fill Canada’s long-vacant ambassadorial chair in Tel Aviv. Vivian Bercovici—a Toronto lawyer, occasional commentator on Israeli affairs and backroom Tory loyalist—is the …
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Has Canada Finally Discovered Digital Diplomacy?
- 7 février 2014
After years of sitting on the sidelines, Canada finally seems to be taking social media seriously as tool of diplomacy. Foreign Minister John Baird delivered a speech on Friday—appropriately in Silicon Valley, the world’s capital of technological innovation—embracing digital diplomacy …
EN SAVOIR PLUSWhen Policy Coherence is a Bad Thing
- 3 février 2014
In July 2013, when the government abolished the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and transferred its functions to the newly renamed Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD), it did so mainly in the name of policy coherence. The …
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