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Old-Style Poisoning Sets the Scene for New Cold War
- Analysis
- March 14, 2018
An aging Russian general and former spy is found murdered in a London park, the victim of an assassin’s gun. That’s a story straight out of a John le Carré novel. An aging Russian colonel and former spy is discovered, along with his daughter, poisoned by a suspected nerve agent on a bench in the
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After the India Visit: It’s Time for a Trudeau Government Re-Set
- Analysis
- March 12, 2018
Enough has already been said and written about the problems of the prime minister’s recent foray to India. The critics have justifiably not been kind. Even if we discount some of the more partisan allegations, there is substance to the central point that this was an ill-conceived and amateurish re-play of diaspora politics. Although it’s
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Justin Trudeau’s Trip to India: “Deficient” Organization and a Frigid Welcome
- News
- March 6, 2018
by Maxime Bergeron It is too early to call Justin Trudeau’s Indian mission a total failure. But with “deficient” organization, an icy reception from the Indian government, and media coverage dominated by the issues of Sikh extremism and Trudeau’s wardrobe choices, this trip will not go down in history as a success, says Nipa Banerjee,
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Don’t Panic! (At Least Not About Inflation)
- Analysis
- March 2, 2018
As financial markets have been showing their panicky side in the last few weeks, we’ve been hearing various accounts of what’s driving the volatility. One of the key narratives goes something like this: 1) wages are moving up in the United States, and 2) inflation is starting to increase, which could well 3) produce a
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