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Quelle nouvelle structure de gouvernance pour l’Arctique?
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- February 13, 2020
At the end of January, the Arctic Frontiers conference, held in Norway, organized a discussion on the future of governance in the Arctic region. Some voices were raised to demand new regional structures of decision-making; these echo the wishes of many non-arctic European countries who would like the adoption of an arctic treaty. L’ancienne représentante
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly at Global Affairs Canada
- Analysis
- February 12, 2020
Justin Trudeau’s government starts its second mandate with a new look: slightly more subdued; more engaged on pressing national issues; seemingly less prone to putting communications ahead of policy, and more inclined to political realism rather than the naïve sloganeering that marked its first term. The government also seems committed to letting ministers do their
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Disarmament Diplomacy in the Age of Putin and Trump
- Analysis
- February 11, 2020
UN officials are not usually given to overstatement, which makes the recent assessment by the UN’s top disarmament diplomat that “the barriers to the use of nuclear weapons are lower than they’ve been since the darkest days of the Cold War,” all the more arresting. The Secretary-General’s High Representative for Disarmament, Izume Nakamitsu offers a
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We Need to Talk about Africa and the UN Security Council
- Analysis
- February 7, 2020
Will Africa support Canada’s bid for a seat on the UN Security Council? This has been the question on everyone’s lips after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s official visit to the continent was announced. Will Trudeau’s attendance at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa and his journey to Senegal earn Canada the much-needed African votes
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