• Short-term Hopes for a Unity Government as Prospects for Afghan Democracy Darken

    Short-term Hopes for a Unity Government as Prospects for Afghan Democracy Darken

    Afghanistan’s never-ending election process is continuing past the quarter-year mark as political, economic and security crises loom large on the horizon. A democratic election, providing the opportunity for popular participation in forming a government, also helps build legitimacy for the government formed. But the harvest of legitimacy cannot be reaped out of a fraudulent election.

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  • The Death of the North-South Institute

    The Death of the North-South Institute

    by Lauchlan Munro Canada’s only independent think tank on international development and foreign policy, the North-South Institute, will soon close its doors. According to media reports, the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) communicated its decision not to continue funding NSI on September 2. A few hours later, the NSI Board decided to

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  • Last Year’s CIPS Blog Highlights, Part 2: New Global Threats

    Last Year’s CIPS Blog Highlights, Part 2: New Global Threats

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    • September 16, 2014

    Here at CIPS we are pleased with the flurry of blog posts that our expert authors have submitted in the new academic year: more than a dozen in the past two weeks alone – and more in the works. This speaks to the engagement of CIPS faculty and fellows in the sphere of public discussion,

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  • Le Canada Invisible

    Le Canada Invisible

    Par Ferry de Kerckhove et George Petrolekas; La Presse, 12 septembre 2014. C’est avec une extrême surprise que nous avons pris connaissance des propos du premier ministre Stephen Harper selon lesquels « la contribution du Canada aux affaires mondiales n’a jamais été aussi grande qu’aujourd’hui ». Il s’agit là d’une énormité. Tous les observateurs avisés de la

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