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Taiwan: Just a Phone Call Away
- 20 janvier 2017
The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States brought unexpected attention to Taiwan. One of Trump’s first post-election acts was to exchange telephone courtesies with President Tsai Ing-wen, calling her “President of Taiwan” on Twitter. Since Tsai, …
EN SAVOIR PLUSOne Thing Trump is Right About
- 20 janvier 2017
Throughout the Cold War, the amount of military violence worldwide grew steadily, reaching a peak in 1992. A major reason was interference by the superpowers in local conflicts. The proxy wars that resulted when the United States and the Soviet …
EN SAVOIR PLUSWomen in Politics, Part 1: Women, Inclusive Political Participation, and Canadian International Development Policy
- 15 décembre 2016
By Althea-Maria Rivas and Gabrielle Bardall
The Canadian government’s review of the International Development Assistance policy and funding framework is noteworthy in its ambition to promote feminism by applying “a feminist lens … to all of Canada’s international assistance …
EN SAVOIR PLUSSyrian Refugees and Canada’s “Defining Moment”: One Year On
- 7 décembre 2016
By Elke Winter, Benjamin Zyla, Charlotte Murret-Labarthe
University of Ottawa
Origins of the crisis
In March 2011, three months after the Arab Spring began in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya, fifteen Syrian schoolchildren were arrested and tortured for writing on a …
EN SAVOIR PLUSGender and Peacebuilding: Trudeau Can Do More to Support Gender Rights in Africa
- 1 décembre 2016
By Dr. Annie Bunting
With the Canadian government about to confirm the deployment of peacekeepers to Africa (likely to Mali), and Prime Minister Trudeau’s recent visit to Liberia and address to the Francophonie on the centrality of the rights of …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCanada must work with U.S. allies to save NAFTA and our future welfare
- 16 novembre 2016
Now that Donald Trump is president-elect of the United States, Canadians and Mexicans are concerned about their free-trade access to the U.S. market. During the election campaign, Mr. Trump repeatedly said he would renegotiate the North American free-trade agreement if …
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Signing CETA is just the beginning
- 3 novembre 2016
Congratulations Justin Trudeau, Donald Tusk, and Jean-Claude Juncker. You have finally signed the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), only a few days later than originally planned but not after Belgium’s Walloons gave you a good scare. Congratulations …
EN SAVOIR PLUSLe public européen et canadien a besoin d’un débat éclairé sur le CETA
- 26 octobre 2016
Ceci est une lettre ouverte aux Européens et Canadiens signée par 16 universitaires canadiens qui croient en la valeur d’un débat plus raisonné et équilibré sur l’Accord économique et commercial global (CETA) entre le Canada et l’Union européenne pour la …
EN SAVOIR PLUSTrudeau Government, Canadian Foreign Policy, and Public Opinion: A One-Year Assessment
- 12 octobre 2016
With an approval rate oscillating at around 70% and voting intentions at around 50%, it is fair to say that the Trudeau government has enjoyed wide public support during its first year in power. However, overall positive impressions do not …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCan Colombia achieve both peace and justice?
- 4 octobre 2016
The narrowly defeated referendum on the proposed peace deal between the Colombian government and FARC rebels provides one of the clearest examples in recent history of a question that all peace processes must deal with: Can you achieve both peace …
EN SAVOIR PLUSDiplomacy should be at heart of defence policy
- 2 septembre 2016
By Stéfanie Von Hlatky and Thomas Juneau
On August 2, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan tweeted his thanks to Canadians who participated in the defence policy review consultations during the last four months. Over 20,200 submissions were received through the online …
EN SAVOIR PLUSNew peacekeeping plan a missed opportunity for Canada
- 1 septembre 2016
The Liberal government released on Friday its much anticipated policy on peace-support operations. On paper, this is good news. In practice, it is disappointing: Remove the hype, and the new policy mostly amounts to tinkering with what was already in …
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