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Political Imaginaries of the Big Tech Right
Big Tech has landed in Washington. It arrives not sporting the garb of “woke capitalism”, but popping red pills and throwing Roman salutes. Today it is fairly standard to draw a broad contrast between two dominant camps of the political right: between a waning neoliberal and an ascendant “new” or “alt-right” movement, as perhaps embodied by the official Remain and Leave campaigns in the Brexit referendum. But a distinctive third movement has been incubating in the Silicon Valley ecosystem for well over a decade.

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Dismantling of USAID and its Impact on International Development
This event provides a unique opportunity to discuss with leading Canadian international development specialists what we have learned from past shortcomings and how we can forge a more equitable and impactful model of development assistance, particularly for countries like Canada, which are poised to play a prominent role on the global stage.

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Blog - Canada’s Africa Strategy: A Robust New Foreign Policy?
The timing was unusual. After being delayed by well over a year, the Trudeau government finally released its Africa strategy, a mere eight days before a new government was sworn in and probably only a few weeks before new federal elections are called. Many outside observers weren’t sure the document was ever going to see the light of day – much like the long-promised feminist foreign policy, which has been in the works for about four years.

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Blog - What Was Said (And What Was Not Said)
Diplomacy is often a business of subtle nuances. What is not said is often as important as what is. This excerpt from the transcript of Marco Rubio’s press conference at the recent G7 Foreign Ministers meeting says (and does not say) a very great deal.

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Canada’s Africa Strategy: A Robust New Foreign Policy?0
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The timing was unusual. After being delayed by well over a year, the Trudeau government finally released its Africa strategy, a mere eight days before a new government was sworn in and probably only a few weeks before new …
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Political Imaginaries of the Big Tech Right

Dismantling of USAID and its Impact on International Development

Blog - Canada’s Africa Strategy: A Robust New Foreign Policy?

Blog - What Was Said (And What Was Not Said)

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Canada’s Africa Strategy: A Robust New Foreign Policy?0

What Was Said (And What Was Not Said)

Double Truths: When Fiction Reveals What Academia Cannot

Thinking Critically About Science Diplomacy: What Does It Mean To Give Scientists A ‘Seat At The Table’?

Canada Must Dream Big and Spend Big as it Faces the Trump Threat

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