• Peace Talks in Doha: A Reality Check

    Peace Talks in Doha: A Reality Check

    Last week, White House officials announced that the U.S. and the Taliban would start peace talks in the reopened Doha office of the Taliban. The announcement made headlines around the world, nurturing hopes that the protracted conflict in Afghanistan may finally move a bit closer to a peaceful solution. In the meantime, the war in

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  • The G8 Summit: Another Flawed Show?

    The G8 Summit: Another Flawed Show?

    The G8 Summit took place quietly in Northern Ireland on June 17-18. UK Prime Minister Cameron was in the chair, with his bold TTT (Taxes, Trade and Transparency) theme. None of the actors around the conference table brought rosy economic news. Europe struggled to not slip back into recession. The UK was in austerity-induced doldrums.

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  • New Powers Won’t Play by Old Rules on Human Rights

    New Powers Won’t Play by Old Rules on Human Rights

    Published in the e-zine openGlobalRights, June 25, 2013 The following piece is a contribution to the Global Rights forum on Open Democracy. Over the next year, this forum will provide a venue for discussion and debate on a number of human rights issues. The piece is a reply to earlier contributions by the Secretary-General of

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  • The Digital Diplomacy Revolution: Why Is Canada Lagging Behind?

    The Digital Diplomacy Revolution: Why Is Canada Lagging Behind?

    From the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute: A new report by Roland Paris, CDFAI Senior Fellow and Director of the Centre for International Policy Studies at the University of Ottawa, examines the burgeoning world of digital diplomacy and concludes that Canada is falling behind in the communications revolution. Paris states that “the practice of

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