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Interview: Margaret Biggs and John McArthur – Welcoming a new era of global development
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- February 2, 2016
This post originally appeared on the Open Canada blog. In the months following the election of Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government, there has been much debate in academic and public policy circles as to what Canada’s priorities should be when it comes to its international engagement and presence in world affairs. In this vein, the Centre for
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The AU Summit: Do Not Be Fooled
- Analysis
- February 1, 2016
If your main source of information about the world is the Canadian media, you probably did not register that the African Union’s 26th Summit took place in Addis Ababa this weekend. Causing barely a ripple on the Canadian airwaves, it might be tempting to dismiss the summit as an irrelevant gathering of dithering heads of
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Why Resuming Ties with Tehran will be Slow Going for Canada
- Analysis
- January 30, 2016
The Liberal government says it will soon begin lifting some sanctions imposed on Iran and will gradually implement its campaign pledge of re-establishing diplomatic relations with Tehran. This is sound policy: It is in Canada’s interest to regain its foothold in Iran on diplomatic, commercial and strategic grounds. Being back in Tehran will provide Ottawa
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Liberal Government Must Sign Treaty Regulating Arms Industry
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- January 27, 2016
by Jennifer Erickson, Srdjan Vucetic, and Amanda Alcamo In his campaign, Justin Trudeau promised to sign the Arms Trade Treaty if elected. Now is the time for the new prime minister to follow through on his election promise. The treaty lays out humanitarian criteria by which member governments export small and major conventional weapons. It
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