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Iran and the Next Obama Term
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- November 26, 2012
Published in the Ottawa Citizen, November 25, 2012 Iran was an issue in the U.S. election. Now that he has won, President Barack Obama has to decide what to do about it. There are no good options. Beyond the rhetoric over the need for a rapid attack, much of it coming, until recently, from Israeli
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A Not-So-New Foreign Policy Plan
- Analysis
- November 20, 2012
The Harper government’s “secret” foreign policy plan, revealed by the CBC today, offers few surprises. Its emphasis on pursuing economic opportunities, particularly in emerging markets, is a reflection of what the government is already doing. The real news is not that this document exists – the fact that it has been under development for over
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Better Intelligence, Worse Policy
- Analysis
- November 20, 2012
Does secret intelligence make public policy worse? At a panel at the annual convention of the Association of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies this weekend, I learned something from one of my co-panelists which made me think that perhaps the answer was yes. It is worth considering in more detail. We can, I hope,
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Egypt Can Lead Hamas to the New Middle East
- Analysis
- November 19, 2012
Published in the Globe and Mail, November 19, 2012 Slowly, painfully, fitfully, the new Middle East is emerging. Egypt is key to this, both in terms of its internal evolution and its response to regional events, such as the fighting in Gaza. Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi has many balls to juggle. His political base is
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