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The Use and Abuse of Diversity in Canada’s Foreign Policy
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- July 2, 2014
In late May of this year, the Ottawa Forum delivered a sparkling lineup of speakers who proposed new directions for Canada’s international policy. A recurrent theme of the forum’s discussions, in the words of co-organizers Taylor Owen and Roland Paris, was “the danger of complacency and the urgent need for innovative policy responses” to meet
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Wherefore the Air Force? A Review of Robert Farley’s “Grounded”
- Analysis
- June 24, 2014
Robert Farley, Grounded: The Case for Abolishing the United States Air Force (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2014). The future of the U.S. military may be in Canada’s past, contends Robert Farley. The book’s main argument is that an independent air force negatively impacts U.S. defence and security. Every branch of the military has its
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Canada’s Iran Policy: ‘Reckless Rhetoric’ and More Out of Step Than Ever
- Analysis
- June 19, 2014
by John Mundy Published in the Globe and Mail, June 19, 2014 Canada has a dysfunctional relationship with Iran and our government is proud of it. That is the underlying message of Foreign Minister John Baird’s latest statements about Iran. At a time when Britain is re-opening its Iranian embassy, the United States is considering
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Principles and Prejudice: Foreign Policy Under the Harper Government
- Analysis
- June 19, 2014
by Gerd Schönwälder Values have been critical drivers behind the foreign policy making of Canada’s current and past governments, both Conservative and Liberal. However, the Harper government’s use of values-based foreign policymaking does not meet three criteria that would ensure policy clarity: consistency and effectiveness. Partly as a result, Canada has lost influence and status
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