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Decisive Action is Overdue to Protect the Rohingyas
- Analysis
- September 15, 2018
By John Packer Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre at the University of Ottawa and Neuberger-Jesin Professor of International Conflict Resolution Finally, the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar has stated the obvious: the Rohingya ethnic minority has been subjected to genocide. The UN Mission identified four of the five
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Canada’s Feminist International Assistance: Can Bad Policy be Well Implemented? (Part 1)
- Analysis
- September 13, 2018
Last summer, the government of Canada launched its “feminist international assistance policy,” a radical rebranding to a “truly feminist approach that supports the economic, political and social empowerment of women and girls, and makes gender equality a priority, for the benefit of all people.” By 2022, at least 95% of Canada’s international assistance spending will
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Canada’s Feminist International Assistance: Can Bad Policy be Well Implemented? (Part 2)
- Analysis
- September 13, 2018
In Part 1 of this blog post, I ranted about discussed why Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy is likely to fail. However, even a bad policy can be implemented in ways that make failure less likely and create opportunities to learn. In this blog, I put forward 10 suggestions for doing this. Define empowerment. The
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Treason or Good Management? How Officials React When the Boss Goes Rogue
- Analysis
- September 12, 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. Such behaviour is standard procedure when experienced and dedicated professionals are faced with a toxic
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