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Celebrating What’s Risen Since the Berlin Wall Fell
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- November 7, 2014
They’re planning a big party in Germany this weekend to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, with free concerts, a light show of 18,000 illuminated helium balloons and, of course, a speech by Chancellor Angela Merkel, herself a daughter of the old East Germany. The party is well-deserved. Germany and
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Mistral Misunderstandings
- Analysis
- November 6, 2014
Have you seen the reports that Canada is thinking about purchasing one or both of the Mistral-class warships that France has been building for Russia? They are almost certainly false. The latest version of this story was published by the National Post in an article titled “Canada emerges as potential buyer of French-built Mistral-class warships.” The
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Twitter and the #Ottawa Attacks
- Analysis
- November 2, 2014
As we move past the immediate shock, anger and grief precipitated by the attack in Ottawa last week, debate is beginning in earnest on several fronts: the motivation of the attacker, the adequacy of existing laws to meet ‘lone wolf’ threats, and the risks of another attack. But there are other, more prosaic questions. For
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Will a New Development Architecture Undercut the Poorest?
- Analysis
- October 29, 2014
We are still living in the global financial crisis. Much of Europe and even the world of emerging economies are in the doldrums. By some standards, the situation has become grimmer, with China and Germany joining the list of countries struggling to maintain their economic sparkle. There is some recovery in the U.S. and UK,
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