Finding Asylum Just Got Harder
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- 12 avril 2019
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Finding Asylum Just Got Harder
- 12 avril 2019
Refugee advocates in Canada breathed a sigh of relief in October of 2015. Immediately upon the election of the Liberals under the leadership of Justin Trudeau, the doors opened to thousands of Syrian refugees. Tens of thousands of Syrians have …
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A Bad US–China Trade Deal Might Lead to Good Things for the WTO
- 2 mars 2019
When President Donald Trump announced that the United States was going to delay hiking tariffs on Chinese goods, investors breathed a sigh of relief. Here was a reduction in the risk of an escalation in the trade spat between the …
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Canada, China, and the Trump Doctrine
- 5 février 2019
The confrontation between Canada and China set off by the detention of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has escalated to near-crisis proportions. Canadian citizens have been detained, diplomats dismissed, ominous words uttered. Blame for the situation has been dispersed liberally. Canada …
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Indictments against Huawei: The Downside of Following the US Lead
- 31 janvier 2019
The US government has revealed more of its hand in its looming legal battle against the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei. Two separate US grand jury indictments against the company were unsealed on Monday, alleging criminal misconduct on the part of …
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What Challenges Face a New World Bank President?
- 23 janvier 2019
The World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were created in 1944, in the closing months of WWII. The Bretton Woods conference was the Allies’ vehicle for rebuilding a shattered Europe, relying on European and American leadership. This …
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États-Unis : une nouvelle stratégie pour l’Afrique
- 19 décembre 2018
L’administration Trump n’a pas eu grand-chose à dire sur l’Afrique, sinon quelques remarques absurdes ou offensantes, ou les deux. Il y eut d’abord le fameux commentaire du président « sx!#hole » , puis ses éloges pour le pays inexistant de …
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Learning from Taiwan’s Push to Diversify Trade Away From China
- 28 novembre 2018
Rather than cozying up to non-market economies, Canada should support Taiwan’s inclusion in the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Trade diversification seems increasingly important to Canada, especially after US President Donald Trump’s heavy-handed negotiations on the new US–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA). …
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How Do You Make Donald Trump Laugh? Democrats Should Think About It.
- 23 novembre 2018
By Jeremy Kinsman
Many times in the past two years, people have told me they’ve never seen Donald Trump laugh.
So, what would it take?
A sure bet would be if — after the mid-term elections that bore very ominous …
EN SAVOIR PLUSLa «clause Chine» de l’AEUMC n’est pas un veto
- 18 octobre 2018
L’article 32.10 de l’accord envisagé entre les États-Unis, le Mexique et le Canada (AEUMC) a provoqué de vives critiques. Divers commentaires ont été jusqu’à dire que la clause constituait en réalité un choix entre les États-Unis et la Chine, ou …
EN SAVOIR PLUSHow the 2008 Financial Crisis Helped Fuel Today’s Right-Wing Populism
- 10 octobre 2018
Ten years ago, on 3 October 2008, President George W. Bush signed the “Troubled Assets Relief Program” (TARP), promising $700 billion to support banks and companies hit by the global financial crisis. As Congress passed this historic bill, it seemed …
EN SAVOIR PLUSTreason or Good Management? How Officials React When the Boss Goes Rogue
- 12 septembre 2018
Lauchlan T. Munro
School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa
Should we be surprised that a senior official in the Trump administration has admitted to thwarting the president’s expressed wishes and intentions? I for one am not. …
EN SAVOIR PLUSMoving On: The West Adjusts to a Rogue US President, Part 1
- 27 août 2018
By Jeremy Kinsman
The summer of 2018 has shaken the rules-based world order that emerged from the devastation of the Second World War. A rogue president of the United States has apparently chosen unilateralism and nationalist competition over the multilateral …
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