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Will Lakhdar Brahimi’s Hard-Nosed Mediation Save Syria?
- Analysis
- September 20, 2012
The arrival of Lakhdar Brahimi in Syria late last week drew little media attention. But his trip, and the larger mission of which it is a part, carry enormous consequences. Brahimi is the envoy appointed jointly by the UN and the Arab League to find a negotiated solution to the civil war in Syria. He
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Canada Steps Up Global Competition for ‘Brains’—At What Cost?
- Analysis
- September 16, 2012
The global competition for talent—the ‘battle for the brains’—is fierce, and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney knows that Canada can no longer assume that it is uniquely attractive as a destination for high-skilled migrants. Along with many other states, we must now entice these migrants to join us, rather than assume they desire to do so.
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Abandoning Diplomacy with Iran: Why, and Why Now?
- Analysis
- September 10, 2012
by John Mundy Published in the Globe and Mail, September 10, 2012 No country suspends diplomatic relations with an adversary lightly. It signals that the possibility for future dialogue is over. While it is true that Canada has not been a major player in international negotiations with Iran, with this latest Canadian decision to suspend
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The New Interventionism: Promise and Reality
- Analysis
- September 5, 2012
First published by 3 Quarks Daily The news is alarming: whole families killed in the mountain villages near Lebanon and massacres in Damascus; sectarian clashes between Christian, Alawite and Sunni communities risk a descent into full-scale civil war. The French are demanding intervention, and together with the British threatening to dispatch warships to the Syrian
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