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Canada and the Landmine Issue, Twenty Years On
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- April 14, 2012
April 4 came and went this year with virtually no national mention of the international ban on antipersonnel landmines, which was one of Canada’s most significant triumphs in the area of ‘niche diplomacy’. International Mine Awareness Day, marked annually on April 4, was proclaimed by the UN several years ago, and is designed to maintain
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Robert Cox on ‘The Decline of the West’ Revisited: Event Report
- Analysis
- April 3, 2012
On March 28, eminent York University professor Robert Cox delivered a CIPS talk on “‘The Decline of the West’ Revisited: Future World Order and a Dialogue of Civilizations”. He began by noting that the current economic crisis in Europe and North America is giving rise to uncertainty about the future in those parts of the
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Crash or Burn? The Conservatives’ F-35 Dilemma
- Analysis
- April 3, 2012
by Philippe Lagassé Published in the Globe and Mail, April 3, 2012. In the wake of Tuesday’s expected report by the Auditor-General, the Conservative government’s hedging about the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is likely to accelerate. After nearly two years of bold rhetoric and confident pronouncements, Canada’s procurement of 65 of these “fifth-generation” aircraft is
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Quels chasseurs pour le Canada?
- Analysis
- March 29, 2012
par Justin Massie A shortened version of this article appeared in La Presse on March 27, 2012. Le recul du gouvernement Harper à l’égard de l’acquisition de 65 F-35 témoigne des malheurs entourant le développement du programme multinational d’avions de combat interarmées et des contraintes budgétaires au ministère de la Défense nationale. Dans un climat
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