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A Disturbing Trend in Journalism: Freelancers on the Front Lines
- Analysis
- September 8, 2014
The horrific deaths of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff at the hands of ISIS’s fanatical militants have been universally condemned in the civilized world for their savagery. But beyond the confirmation that ISIS is a band of bloodthirsty thugs, these tragic deaths point to a disturbing trend in the way the world gets
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Last Year’s CIPS Blog Highlights, Part 1: Harper’s Foreign Policy
- News
- September 7, 2014
Last academic year—our third year of publication—CIPS Blog presented a sterling lineup of posts on topics spanning the globe, with a particular focus on Canadian foreign policy. Below, and in successive newsletters this fall, we’ll be presenting highlights from the past year: some of the most interesting, insightful and tough-minded reflections on Canada and international
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Social Media and the Rise of Scholar-Blogging
- Analysis
- September 7, 2014
By Mira Sucharov, Department of Political Science, Carleton University As the prominence of social media in society intensifies, the question of how scholars can most effectively engage in the public sphere has taken on new significance. In a piece in PS: Political Science & Politics earlier this year, Brent Sasley and I looked at how
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Where’s the Megaphone on the Threat to Canada?
- Analysis
- September 7, 2014
Published in the Ottawa Citizen on September 6, 2014 The Conservative government has a strange way with public pronouncements on security issues. When it comes to the gravest of international crises, the government is prone to bold, headline-grabbing statements, whether on Putin’s role in stoking the flames in the Ukraine, or the threat posed by Iran,
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