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Par-delà la fiction des élections égyptiennes
- 29 mars 2018
Tous conviennent que la réélection du président Abdel Fattah al-Sisi est une parodie, pour ne pas utiliser l’expression « farce » qui serait une insulte envers les millions d’Égyptiens qui se seront rendus aux urnes. Mais par-delà les horreurs qui …
EN SAVOIR PLUSIran’s Riots: Flash in the Pan, or Sign of Things to Come?
- 14 février 2018
The unrest that has erupted across Iran over the last few months never seriously threatened the regime’s hold on power. Though a genuine reflection of the people’s frustration with their lot, the riots were unfocused and leaderless. They lacked the …
EN SAVOIR PLUS“A parade like the one in France”: A Reflection on Militarism Today
- 8 février 2018
According to The Washington Post, US President Donald Trump has asked the Department of Defense to plan for a military parade later this year. The date is yet to be set, but it is likely to be either July …
EN SAVOIR PLUSScrooge in Paradise: Why Private Wealth is a Political Issue
- 19 décembre 2017
As global inequality grows to “extreme levels” — as revealed in the just-released World Inequality Report — it is hard not to wonder what it bodes for the health of liberal democracy — around the world and here in Canada.…
EN SAVOIR PLUSOnce More: What is Canada?
- 11 décembre 2017
In November 1964, the venerable American magazine The Atlantic published a special supplement on Canadian politics and society. It featured excellent, almost exclusively Canadian-authored articles: by John W. Holmes, the wordy Canadian diplomat, on “The Diplomacy of a Middle Power”; …
EN SAVOIR PLUSGender, Data, and High-Risk Environments
- 6 décembre 2017
Collecting reliable data on state and political processes in insecure environments is a necessary first step to understanding and ultimately reducing violence. Gender shapes the data we collect, the ways it is collected, and ultimately the findings we produce and …
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Zimbabwe: A Faustian Bargain with a Crocodile?
- 28 novembre 2017
After 37 years of rule, Robert Mugabe, the world’s oldest leader and one of Africa’s longest serving presidents, has finally lost power. In an unprecedented, unpredictable, and at times unbelievable series of events, the one-time liberation hero was deposed by …
EN SAVOIR PLUSOttawa Needs to Re-Evaluate the Mission in Iraq
- 1 novembre 2017
The Canadian government announced last Friday that it is temporarily suspending its mission to train Iraqi and Iraqi Kurdish forces given growing tension between the two sides. Ottawa should take this opportunity to carefully consider its next steps: because of …
EN SAVOIR PLUSWomen in Political Life Say #MeToo: Here’s How Harassment and Violence Limit Their Political Lives Worldwide
- 23 octobre 2017
In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal last week, millions of women and men took to social media to speak out against sexual harassment and violence. Facebook alone saw over 12 million posts as more than 4.7 million users …
EN SAVOIR PLUSMerkel’s “Homelessness” of Power and the Future of the EU
- 23 octobre 2017
It has been very quiet in Berlin after the general election of 24 September. Yes, Angela Merkel officially won the election with 26.8% or 200 seats in the new Bundestag. However, her Christian Democrats (CDU) together with the Christian Social …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe German Election: A (Preliminary) Analysis
- 28 septembre 2017
Minister of the Interior Thomas de Maizière, of the Christian Democrats (CDU), had a hard time defending his seat in Sunday’s general election in Germany. This is rather surprising given that his riding in Saxony, close to Dresden, in the …
EN SAVOIR PLUSWhy Taiwan is an International Issue
- 20 septembre 2017
China works hard to convince the world that any decision about Taiwan is entirely a Chinese domestic affair. This has not, however, always been the official line of the Chinese Communist Party. In 1936, when the Republic of China (ROC) …
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