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War with Iran: Real, Horrific Costs, but What Benefits?
- Analysis
- November 26, 2012
by John Mundy Published in the Globe and Mail, November 26, 2012 The Munk Debate on the question of war with Iran, to be held on Monday night in Toronto, could not be more timely. With elections finally decided in the United States and scheduled for January in Israel and July in Iran, all three
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Iran and the Next Obama Term
- Analysis
- 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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