• Migration as a Threat to Foreign Aid?

    Migration as a Threat to Foreign Aid?

    The current migration crisis poses a threat to foreign aid. By that, I certainly do not mean that the refugees and asylum seekers themselves are dangerous, but rather how Western governments respond to the crisis is already having a negative impact on foreign aid, one that will worsen significantly in the coming years. In short,

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  • Canada as Trojan Horse

    Canada as Trojan Horse

    BERLIN – “It ain’t over till it’s over.” That’s the approach taken by German opponents of the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union following its recent reworking to include a revised investment chapter. “The game is not over,” said Katharina Droege, a Green Party member of the German Parliament, who

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  • Bringing Canada “Back” for the Long Haul

    Bringing Canada “Back” for the Long Haul

    By Margaret Biggs and John McArthur This week Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will lead a delegation to Washington with great fanfare. Like many of our fellow Canadians, we are excited to see the outcomes of the country’s first White House state dinner and accompanying high-level visit since 1997. The events mark a high-profile embodiment

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  • Slow and Costly: The Crisis Confronting Internationalized Criminal Justice

    Slow and Costly: The Crisis Confronting Internationalized Criminal Justice

    By William Wiley Internationalized criminal justice is in crisis — a crisis laid bare by the limited criminal-justice response to the conflict in Syria and, more widely, the struggles endured by the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its first twelve years of life. The glacial speed at which

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