Canada’s Lessons in Afghanistan Not Recorded and Not Learned: Part 1
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- 29 octobre 2018
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Canada’s Lessons in Afghanistan Not Recorded and Not Learned: Part 1
- 29 octobre 2018
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko’s assessment of American lessons learned in Afghanistan is similar to that of Canada, except that our findings are not based on systematic and independent review. Canada lacks appropriate monitoring and evaluation …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCanada’s Lessons in Afghanistan Not Recorded and Not Learned: Part 2
- 29 octobre 2018
In terms of Afghanistan, Canada has clearly been afflicted with attention deficit disorder; in less than a decade, it changed program focus three times (as noted by a summative evaluation of Canada’s development program in 2015). The lessons that could …
EN SAVOIR PLUSKhashoggi Murder Case a Test for Despots Everywhere
- 18 octobre 2018
The disappearance and possible murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi is an important test case for despots everywhere. Can they get away with interrogating, kidnapping, and even assassinating their critics in other countries?
Khashoggi, a resident of the United …
EN SAVOIR PLUSL’ordonnance de la CIJ «l’inamicalité» Américano-Iranienne et le droit international
- 11 octobre 2018
L’ordonnance rendue par la Cour internationale de Justice (CIJ) dans l’affaire qui oppose l’Iran aux États-Unis d’Amérique n’est qu’un nouvel épisode de la saga conflictuelle, aux multiples facettes, entre ces deux États. L’Iran et les États-Unis d’Amérique, ennemis jurés depuis …
EN SAVOIR PLUSGermany: Yet Another Migration Debate?
- 1 août 2018
Asli Ilgit, Cukurova University
Audie Klotz, Syracuse University
Once again, pundits predict the downfall of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Why? Her migration policies appear to fuel the rise of the nationalist …
EN SAVOIR PLUSWhy Canada Should NOT Move its Embassy to Jerusalem
- 5 juin 2018
by Jon Allen and Alan Freeman
For President Donald Trump and many Israelis, the decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem is simply “a recognition of reality,” the fact that Jerusalem and not Tel Aviv is the functioning capital …
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Arms Exports and Feminist Foreign Policy
- 11 avril 2018
In recent years, we’ve seen a number of depressing political shifts in the Euro-Atlantic area — but the rise of feminist foreign policies is not among them.
The trend was set in 2014 when Margot Wallström was named foreign minister …
EN SAVOIR PLUSPress for Progress for Afghan Women and Girls
- 4 avril 2018
As the month of March passes, the 2018 Women’s Day theme, relentless Press for Progress, must continue if the gains in women’s status in Afghanistan since 2001 are to be sustained.
Eminent members of the international community — individuals, …
EN SAVOIR PLUSPar-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 PLUSAfghanistan’s Outlook for 2018 and Beyond
- 29 janvier 2018
The New Year ushers in predictions of what to expect in the coming year, but no predictions are necessary for Afghanistan this past week — the news says it all: three major attacks adding up to hundreds of casualties. Since …
EN SAVOIR PLUS“Returned Extremist Travellers”: The Small Numbers Problem for Canada, Part 1
- 18 janvier 2018
On 21 December, the Public Safety department released the government’s “Terrorist Threat to Canada” report for 2017 to no fanfare and little media attention. If you want something to get no attention, send it out just before the Christmas holidays. …
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