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Bringing Canada “Back” for the Long Haul
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- March 10, 2016
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
- Analysis
- March 6, 2016
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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Sacrificing Democracy for Security? Shifting International Priorities in Africa
- Analysis
- March 6, 2016
More than a week after the elections in Uganda, the main opposition leader remains under house arrest. Police have been camped outside Dr Kizza Besigye’s home since election day, and whenever he attempts to leave, he is promptly detained. From his confinement, Dr Besigye, who finished second in the closely fought but flawed presidential election,
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It Had to Happen: China Finally Gets Tough on North Korea
- Analysis
- March 4, 2016
By David Slinn China was always going to get tough with Kim Jong-Un’s North Korea. It wasn’t a question of whether, but when. North Korea is supposed to be China’s buffer against South Korea and the US. Until DPRK started its nuclear tests, the deal was simple: reasonably good behaviour from Pyongyang in return for
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