
Published in the Globe and Mail, February 14, 2013 We have in this country a federal government that increasingly is engaged in trying to determine which business, which regions, which industries will succeed, and which will not, through a whole range of economic development, regional development corporate subsidization programs. I believe that in the next
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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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“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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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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