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Trump, le nucléaire iranien et le pacta sunt servanda
- 1 décembre 2016
Donald J. Trump sera le nouveau locataire de la Maison-Blanche après une campagne électorale cauchemardesque pendant laquelle «toutes les passions factices que l’imagination peut créer» se sont déchainées et pendant laquelle «la nation [est] tomb[é]e dans état fébrile» pour reprendre …
EN SAVOIR PLUSSigning 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 PLUSEnd of CETA, end of European trade deals
- 24 octobre 2016
In an emotional statement Friday, Canada’s minister of international trade Chrystia Freeland announced she was unable to reach a deal with Paul Magnette, the premier of Belgium’s Wallonia region over the Canada–European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).…
EN SAVOIR PLUSDon’t blame the EU for the Brexit vote. Blame globalization, technology, and national governments instead.
- 2 juillet 2016
On June 23rd, a significant majority of voters in England and Wales cast referendum ballots in favour of the United Kingdom (UK) leaving the European Union (EU), in spite of those in London, Northern Ireland, and Scotland generally …
EN SAVOIR PLUSTPP, TTIP, and CETA: Just Stalled or at a Dead-end?
- 3 mai 2016
The acronyms are confusing enough to outsiders. TPP is the Trans-Pacific Partnership, sponsored by the US, bringing together 12 Pacific-rim countries representing 40% of the global economy. TTIP is the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, potentially linking the …
EN SAVOIR PLUS
Canada as Trojan Horse
- 13 mars 2016
BERLIN – “It ain’t over till it’s over.” That’s the approach taken by German opponents of the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union following its recent reworking to include a revised investment chapter.
“The game …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe Verdict Is In: TPP Threatens the Well-Being of Canadians
- 9 février 2016
by Ronald Labonté, Arne Ruckert, and Ashley Schram, University of Ottawa
Now that the full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been finally released, academics and policy wonks are busy assessing what it all means for the Canadian …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe Forgotten Vision of Co-operative Security from Vancouver to Vladivostok
- 8 février 2016
A few days ago, U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced that advanced weaponry, a reinvestment in Europe, and an overall focus on great-power rivalry would define the final defense budget of the Obama Administration. The proposed budget is designed to …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCanada’s spy watchdogs: Good, but not good enough
- 5 février 2016
The tabling in Parliament this past week of the annual reports of Canada’s two spy watchdog agencies conveys a hidden message. The message is that the existing system to hold intrusive intelligence gathering agencies to account is working; in fact, …
EN SAVOIR PLUSReconcilable Differences? Rethinking NATO’s Strategy
- 16 novembre 2015
Par Alexandra Gheciu
NATO has just announced that it will soon put forward proposals for a new « southern strategy, » in response to growing instability in the Middle East and Russia’s growing military presence south of the Bosphorus. According …
EN SAVOIR PLUSHow Ottawa Fails to Meet the Security Challenge
- 13 octobre 2015
…EN SAVOIR PLUSBy Kent Roach and Craig Forcese
In responding to last year’s terrorist attacks, Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised his government would not over-react, but also would not under-react, to the ISIS terrorist threat. Unfortunately his government proceeded to do
