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Ayatollah Khamenei’s Slow-Motion Power Grab
- Analysis
- May 29, 2013
Published in the Globe and Mail, May 28, 2013 The field has been set for the June 14 presidential election in Iran. The list of approved candidates to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tells us a lot about where the country is going. The selection of presidential candidates reflects the mixture of theocracy and republicanism that characterizes
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The Afghanistan Mission: What Went Wrong?
- Analysis
- May 28, 2013
The US-led invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001, which deposed the Taliban regime, was followed by a major international effort to stabilize that country. More than a decade later, this effort has yielded neither security nor political stability in Afghanistan. At their peak in 2011, there were more than 130,000 foreign troops in the International
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Prescription for Azevedo and an Ailing WTO
- Analysis
- May 23, 2013
Published in the Ottawa Citizen’s “Aid and Development” blog, May 23, 2013 The selection of Roberto Azevedo, Brazil’s Ambassador to the WTO and chief negotiator in the Doha Round, as the new WTO director-general is being hailed as recognition of the importance of the emerging economies in the world economy. Azevedo is viewed a champion
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Duffy, China, Syria: Weighing the Scales of Scandal
- Analysis
- May 21, 2013
Published in the Toronto Star, May 21, 2013 Mike Duffy, China, Syria: one of these things is not like the others. For starters, only the first (along with the inimitable mayor of Toronto) has riveted the attention of most Canadians in recent days. And for those already inclined toward misgivings about the Harper government, only
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