Subscribe to the CIPS Newsletter
- Home
- Blog
Blog
Khashoggi Murder Case a Test for Despots Everywhere
- Analysis
- October 18, 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 States and contributor to the Washington Post, walked into Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, Turkey,
READ MORE
“China Clause” in USMCA is American Posturing, Not a Veto
- Analysis
- October 18, 2018
There is a strong narrative developing around the non-market economy article 32.10 in the proposed United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA). Various commentaries have gone as far as saying that the clause is in effect a choice between the United States or China, or that it presents a near-insurmountable obstacle to a free-trade deal with China, or
READ MORE
How the 2008 Financial Crisis Helped Fuel Today’s Right-Wing Populism
- Analysis
- October 10, 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 like liberal democracy was rising to the challenge posed by the global financial crisis. Yes,
READ MORE
Development Partnership Part 1: The Way of the Future
- Analysis
- October 10, 2018
A key goal for Canada is to be BACK as a credible development partner. A significant driver is the ambition of taking a UN Security Council (SC) seat in 2020. Recent signals, however, suggest some uncertainty about Canada winning this secret ballot. This goal was not helped when the recent OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC)
READ MORE
The CIPS Blog is written only by subject-matter experts.
CIPS blogs are protected by the Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)