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25 Years After the Fall of the Iron Curtain, a Changing Face of Europe
- Analysis
- December 2, 2014
On December 1, Herman Van Rompuy stepped down as European Council President, the post that oversees meetings of the 28 EU leaders. In the past, that role was held on a rotating basis, but it became permanent under the Lisbon Treaty of 2007. Mr. Van Rompuy was the first person to hold the job, and
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L’Amérique du Nord : elle compte de plus en plus!
- Analysis
- November 30, 2014
Le Council of Foreign Relations vient de publier son tout dernier rapport sur l’Amérique du Nord invitant ses pays membres à se repositionner. Nuls autres que le célèbre général Petraeus, ancien directeur de la CIA, et Robert Zoellick, ancien directeur de la Banque mondiale, en sont les co-présidents, appuyés par un aéropage d’experts. Leur message
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Three Missing Pieces in the Canadian Security and Intelligence Debate
- Analysis
- November 27, 2014
The Harper government has been forced to introduce amendments to the CSIS Act, following another in a series of government set-backs in the courts on security and intelligence issues. This has triggered comments on the proposed legislation, most of which concern surveillance abroad, foreign intelligence and security and intelligence beyond Canada’s borders. It’s a ‘niche
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The ICC: Breach in the Dyke, or High Water Mark?
- Analysis
- November 24, 2014
Published on openGlobalRights, November 3, 2014 The International Criminal Court (ICC) is back in the news. Pressure is growing on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to accede to the Rome Statute; if he does so, the ICC might gain the authority to investigate alleged war crimes in Gaza and the Occupied Territories. Just a few
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