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The Rollback of Autonomy, Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Hong Kong
- Analysis
- April 12, 2021
The world has watched in horror as Hong Kong is transformed from an open society with a liberal constitutional order into a repressive authoritarian regime. Last year a new Beijing-imposed National Security Law (NSL) targeted freedom of expression with the widespread arrests of members of the political opposition. This year Beijing’s amendments to the Hong Kong Basic
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Foreign Aid
- Analysis
- April 1, 2021
Across the Global South, the COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of socioeconomic progress, disproportionally harming poor people. Low- and lower-middle-income countries in particular are struggling more than ever to find the resources to support their citizens’ health and wellbeing at this time of crisis. Moreover, disruptions to trade, investment and remittances have caused a drop
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Science and Technology in Canada-Japan Relations: Facing Together the Challenges of COVID-19 and Beyond
- Analysis
- March 24, 2021
On February 25, 2021, CIPS hosted the webinar “Facing the Pandemic Together: Canada-Japan Science and Technology Cooperation.” After an introduction by Ambassador Yasuhisa Kawamura, there was a lively discussion with Howard Alper (uOttawa), Melanie Cullins (National Research Council), Yuko Harayama (RIKEN), Ichiro Taniuchi (RIKEN), and Mark Lathrop (McGill University). The seminar provided an overview of
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The Pandemic, Borders and Refugees
- Analysis
- March 18, 2021
The global response to the spread of COVID-19 teaches us that, although border closures may be critical to fighting the spread of disease, they cause harm, often irrevocable damage, to many of the world’s most vulnerable, namely refugees and asylum seekers. At the height of the pandemic, 168 countries fully or partially closed their borders, and
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