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An Intervention Ahead in Mali?
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- October 30, 2012
These days, when Western politicians or analysts discuss the possibility and likely consequences of an international intervention, they tend to refer to Syria. This is understandable, given the gravity and complexity of the crisis unfolding there. But the focus on Syria has led us to overlook the growing international support for intervention in another country:
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A Reflection on Responsibility: What Does Syria Mean for R2P?
- Analysis
- October 26, 2012
By Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock Published in Diplomat Magazine, October 4, 2012 The world has watched in frustration as the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad of Syria has turned its weapons against its own citizens to suppress an insurgency and cling to power. The shocking estimates of civilian casualties (some as high as 20,000)
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Turning Scientists into Sybils
- Analysis
- October 26, 2012
The full article was published in the Ottawa Citizen, October 25, 2012 Danger is ubiquitous but accurate and timely warnings of it are relatively rare; proper risk assessment is one of the great policy challenges of our time. A decision this week by an Italian court to sentence six scientists and a government official to
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The Iranians We Left Behind
- Analysis
- October 26, 2012
by John Mundy Published in the Globe and Mail, October 25, 2012 When Canada closed its embassy in Tehran last month, it wasn’t just Canadian diplomats who were affected. We left behind a small number of local staff, and their plight deserves attention. Blindsided by Ottawa’s decision, they’re now in danger of becoming collateral damage
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