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Misinterpreting Mali: The Uses and Abuses of R2P
- Analysis
- February 11, 2013
As argued in this space recently, there are sound legal and political justifications for the intervention of French and West African troops in northern Mali. Further, the apparent achievements of the operation so far lend support to those who argue it is feasible to defeat the Islamist insurgency. But lasting success will depend on the
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Bang Bang Bangalore: India’s Military Spending Spree
- Analysis
- February 8, 2013
“Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore” is one of my favourite episodes of The Simpsons. First aired in 2006, it is an important contribution to North American and global popular culture’s celebration of post-liberalization India that began in the 1990s. In it, Homer ends up being in charge of Mr. Burns’s freshly-outsourced nuclear power plant operation. Apart
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Are Iran’s Nuclear Dangers Overblown?
- Analysis
- February 7, 2013
Iran’s nuclear program continues to generate much heat and light on the global stage. While the Iranian nuclear challenge is a serious matter, much of the commentary on the degree and immediacy of its dangers is overblown. These are the conclusions of two Iran specialists–Alexander Holstein of Geopoliticalmonitor.com and myself–in a dialogue paper published this
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Diasporas in Foreign Policymaking: Just Another Ploy of Neoliberal Multiculturalism?
- Analysis
- February 5, 2013
Recent weeks have seen a brief revival of discussion in print and elsewhere on the question of whether Canadian multiculturalism is passé. This latest round of debate has shed little new light on the topic, having consisted chiefly of anecdotes about cultural pigeonholing (as opposed to broader evidence about the impact of multiculturalism as public
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