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Harnessing Disruption: Working with China on Global Trade
- 3 août 2018
Patrick Leblond and Pascale Massot
Ottawa provided welcome news with its recent announcement of a fall meeting with multiple nations to discuss the future of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
It confirmed that the Trudeau government is not shifting its …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe Prospects for Chinese Leadership in an Age of Upheaval
- 24 juillet 2018
Srdjan Vucetic, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa
Bentley B. Allan, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Johns Hopkins University
Ted Hopf, Provost Chair Professor of Political Science, National University of Singapore…
EN SAVOIR PLUSWomen Leaders Needed in the WTO
- 14 juin 2018
The Declaration on Trade and Women’s Economic Empowerment is a stepping stone on the road to advancing gender equality and the economic empowerment of women in the World Trade Organization (WTO). The best way to achieve gender equality in an …
EN SAVOIR PLUSWhy Nationalizing the Trans Mountain Pipeline is Undemocratic
- 8 juin 2018
When Canadians woke up to learn that they were the proud owners of a run-down pipeline, many of them no doubt asked themselves, “Can the government just do that?” After all, nationalization hasn’t been a popular government pastime in Canada …
EN SAVOIR PLUSChina’s Thought Police Handcuff Canadian Businesses
- 16 mai 2018
When I received Air Canada’s promotional email about a worldwide seat sale this week, I immediately checked their website to book my August trip to Taipei. To my surprise, the list of destinations had been changed to read “Taipei, China” …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe Ethics of Buying Clothes Produced in Sweatshops
- 26 février 2018
International Development Week (IDW), hosted by undergraduate students of the School of International Development and Global Studies at the University of Ottawa, took place the week of 5 February 2018. Hundreds of Ottawa-area undergraduate students enthusiastically participated in discussions designed …
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Liberals’ Vague “Values” Talk Undermines Rights Promotion
- 2 février 2018
Canadian governments since the mid-1970s have claimed that promoting human rights around the world is a foreign policy priority. There are solid moral, legal, and practical grounds for doing so. Yet increasingly, the Liberal government, like its Tory predecessor, justifies …
EN SAVOIR PLUSTrump’s Security Strategy is more about his Personal Grievances
- 20 décembre 2017
US President Donald Trump released his administration’s national security strategy, presented in a speech to a subdued military audience on the afternoon of December 18th. The strategy document was previewed by Trump’s national security adviser, General H.R. McMaster, …
EN SAVOIR PLUSQuelle rationalité domine chez les capitalistes des pays en développement ?
- 13 décembre 2017
Par Thomas Chiasson-LeBel
Une bonne partie de la littérature dans le domaine des études du développement international repose sur un présupposé fragile. Celui-ci soutient que si on lui offre les stimulants adéquats, une « bourgeoisie nationale » réinvestira ses profits …
EN SAVOIR PLUSChina as #1: Where Might it Lead the World?
- 11 novembre 2017
It slowly crept up on us. But in a carefully choreographed 19th Party Congress in late October, President Xi Jinping was enthroned before several thousand elite party loyalists as “absolute monarch,” along with a multi-layered, hand-picked collection of respectful …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe Hidden Connection between Obesity, Heart Disease, and Trade
- 24 octobre 2017
This week, representatives from most of the world’s governments are meeting at a World Health Organization global conference in Uruguay to tackle the global pandemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
These NCDs are the chronic diseases — including cancers, cardiovascular diseases, …
EN SAVOIR PLUSResuscitating the Canadian Foreign Service
- 9 octobre 2017
After years of neglect and mismanagement, the Canadian foreign service is now in serious trouble. The story of how it got this way is a long one, with a litany of poor management, appalling decisions by senior public servants, and …
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