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The ‘Rouhani Moment’ in Iran
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- August 14, 2013
Published on the IISS blog Politics and Strategy, August 14, 2013 Amid the relief, if not the fanfare, which has greeted Hassan Rouhani’s surprise election as President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, one hears a constant strain of argument that it won’t really make all that much difference. Those who take this view are
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Real Women Attack on Baird a Lesson for Multicultural Canada
- Analysis
- August 9, 2013
Published in the Toronto Star, August 8, 2013 Just for a change of pace, here’s a news story you did not read about this week: “A collective statement by traditionalist Sikh, Muslim and Jewish groups attacking Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird for defending gay rights in Uganda and Russia has produced outraged reactions across Canada.
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There is No ‘Sacred Duty’ to Canada’s Veterans
- Analysis
- August 6, 2013
Published in the Ottawa Citizen, Aug. 5, 2013 Seriously wounded soldiers should enjoy no special status or privilege with regard to medical care,” writes Michael Gross of Haifa University, who is probably the world’s leading authority on military medical ethics. “Once they cannot return to duty, the critically wounded lose their unique entitlement to scarce
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‘Shocked and Appalled’: Responses to an Op-Ed
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- August 2, 2013
As a writer of opinion pieces, I am used to receiving messages about them. Most are negative; people who agree with you are less likely to take the time to write something than those who don’t. But that’s OK. The views expressed by those who write are often interesting. Most correspondents are respectful, even as
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