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Trump’s America First Trade Policy Holds Both Perils and Promises for Canada
- Analysis
- January 22, 2025
Late on Inauguration Day, newly sworn-in President Trump signed an executive order outlining his America First Trade Policy. Although presidential impatience and the occasional tweet are bound to upset the policy’s fine print and timelines, the document is worth a closer look. It provides an intellectual roadmap for the new administration’s trade policy team. For
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Understanding the Conflict in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region
- Analysis
- January 16, 2025
The Ethiopian diaspora in Canada held a significant protest in Ottawa on November 19, 2024. The demonstrators carried posters denouncing the Ethiopian regime. Messages such as ‘Stop the Amhara genocide’, ‘Justice for the Amhara people’, were prominently displayed. From City Hall, the demonstrators marched to Parliament Hill, where community and religious leaders from the Amhara
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Laws Discriminating Against Women in Iran and Afghanistan Go Beyond Borders
- Analysis
- January 13, 2025
The recently-released third edition of the Gender Equality and Governance Index (GEGI) found, not surprisingly, that the two countries with the lowest scores in the index are Afghanistan and Iran. Both countries have institutionalized gender inequality through laws and policies of the state. The Taliban’s brutal repression of women and girls is being closely monitored by the international
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Mjadala Afrika: The AU Chairperson Elections & 2024 Candidate Debate
- Analysis
- December 19, 2024
Three African politicians seeking the role of Chairperson of the African Union Commission met on Friday, 13 December 2024 in a debate at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa. The debate was organized in line with Article 18 (b) of the AU Assembly decision of November 18, 2018, requiring candidates for the position of Chairperson
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