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A Not-So-New Foreign Policy Plan
- 20 novembre 2012
The Harper government’s “secret” foreign policy plan, revealed by the CBC today, offers few surprises. Its emphasis on pursuing economic opportunities, particularly in emerging markets, is a reflection of what the government is already doing. The real news is …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe Iranians We Left Behind
- 26 octobre 2012
by John Mundy
Publié dans le Globe and Mail, 25 octobre 2012
When Canada closed its embassy in Tehran last month, it wasn’t just Canadian diplomats who were affected. We left behind a small number of local staff, and …
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The Central Conundrum of Baird’s UN Speech
- 8 octobre 2012
It’s too easy to dismiss John Baird’s October 1 speech to the UN General Assembly as simply another exercise in appealing to the party’s base. True, it did precisely that, capturing headlines back home as a “scathing rebuke” to the …
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Une diplomatie verbeuse
- 7 octobre 2012
par Justin Massie
Publié dans La Presse, le 5 octobre 2012
Lors de son dernier discours aux Nations unies, le ministre John Baird a exposé les fondements de la politique internationale de son gouvernement. Elle repose sur deux piliers: …
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Should Canada Promote Religious Freedom?
- 2 octobre 2012
Guest contributor: ELIZABETH SHAKMAN HURD, Associate Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University.
In the United States, religious freedom is described as the ‘first freedom’: a fundamental human right and a sine qua non of democratic politics. Americans, we are …
EN SAVOIR PLUSJohn Baird on Human Rights in Foreign Policy
- 27 septembre 2012
John Baird’s speech on September 14 at the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations may be long on benign self-congratulation, which goes down well when speaking to Canadian audiences. But at least it sheds some light on “the untold story of …
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John Baird’s Journey
- 24 septembre 2012
In a speech last week to the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations, Foreign Minister John Baird set out the priority he attaches to human rights in Canadian foreign policy. That Minister Baird prioritizes human rights is hardly new: his speeches …
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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Going Along to Get Along? Canada Soft-Pedals Russia’s Role in Syria
- 16 juin 2012
Why is Canada giving Russia an easy ride on Syria? Moscow has been running diplomatic interference for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and providing his regime with weapons. Meanwhile, Assad’s loyalists have escalated their attacks on Syrian civilians, including women and …
EN SAVOIR PLUSJohn Baird : le prochain ministre de la Défense nationale?
- 12 juin 2012
Je ne suis pas la politique canadienne d’assez près normalement pour pouvoir jouer au jeu de deviner qui seront les gagnants et les perdants du prochain remaniement ministériel, mais il arrive parfois qu’un pressentiment en vaille la gageure, comme …
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Canada’s Military: A Solution in Search of a Problem
- 29 mai 2012
If we found a cure for cancer, would we then ask our scientists to invent a new disease so that oncologists had something to do? Something rather similar is being proposed for the Canadian Forces. A consensus has formed that …
EN SAVOIR PLUSOversold and Underwhelming: John Baird’s First Year on the Job
- 22 mai 2012
Almost one year to the day after his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs, John Baird was asked in an interview on CBC Radio’s The House on Saturday to define his foreign policy. “More smart power, less soft power,” he …
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