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All the President’s Friends: Adventures in “Nambia”
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- September 24, 2017
Every year, I begin my African Politics classes by giving the students a map of Africa with the state borders drawn, but their names missing. Filling in the blanks is a humbling exercise, and most manage only a handful: South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, perhaps Kenya or Tanzania, although the two are often mixed up. But
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Why Taiwan is an International Issue
- Analysis
- September 20, 2017
China works hard to convince the world that any decision about Taiwan is entirely a Chinese domestic affair. This has not, however, always been the official line of the Chinese Communist Party. In 1936, when the Republic of China (ROC) was China’s government and Taiwan (Formosa) was a Japanese colony, Chairman Mao Zedong offered support
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NAFTA is the Wrong Venue to Govern Digital Trade
- Analysis
- September 14, 2017
By Susan Ariel Aaronson and Patrick Leblond Diplomats from Canada, Mexico, and the United States are thinking about the website where you met your soulmate, and the cloud service where you store your photos. In an increasingly digital economy, policy makers are regulating cross-border information flows more than ever, and North American free-trade agreement talks are no
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Canada Needs a Wait-and-See Approach on Afghanistan
- Analysis
- September 1, 2017
By Lindsay Rodman Will US President Donald Trump’s new plan for Afghanistan pull Canada back into a war that many deem a “lost cause”? Mr. Trump explicitly invited other nations to contribute in support of his new plan. Although Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated clearly that there are no plans to reintroduce Canadian troops into
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