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  • “Nothing to Lose”: The Daily Struggles of Venezuelans

    “Nothing to Lose”: The Daily Struggles of Venezuelans

    • Analysis
    • February 5, 2019

    By Rosana Lezama Sanchez

    Venezuelan emigrants always talk about how much they miss the country they left behind. I returned to Caracas in August of 2018, but I too miss Venezuela. The Venezuela that I grew up in was certainly …

    By CIPS
    Democracy, Fragile States, Human Rights, Latin America
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  • The Battle over Europe’s Future

    The Battle over Europe’s Future

    • Analysis
    • February 5, 2019

    On January 22, France and Germany signed the Treaty of Aachen, a document designed to reaffirm their friendship and enhance co-operation in areas such as foreign policy, defense, trade, cross-border mobility, and research. The ceremony, in the historic coronation …

    By Alexandra Gheciu
    Europe, International Relations
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  • Canada, China, and the Trump Doctrine

    Canada, China, and the Trump Doctrine

    • Analysis
    • February 5, 2019

    By Michael C. Williams

    The confrontation between Canada and China set off by the detention of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has escalated to near-crisis proportions. Canadian citizens have been detained, diplomats dismissed, ominous words uttered. Blame for the situation has …

    By CIPS
    Canadian Foreign Policy, China, International Relations, USA
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  • Indictments against Huawei: The Downside of Following the US Lead

    Indictments against Huawei: The Downside of Following the US Lead

    • Analysis
    • January 31, 2019

    The US government has revealed more of its hand in its looming legal battle against the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei. Two separate US grand jury indictments against the company were unsealed on Monday, alleging criminal misconduct on the part of …

    By Wesley Wark
    Canadian Foreign Policy, China, International Trade, USA
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  • Canada is on the Front Lines of Challenges to Rule of Law

    Canada is on the Front Lines of Challenges to Rule of Law

    • Analysis
    • January 28, 2019

    China’s apparent use of Canadian detainees as diplomatic bargaining chips is not just a problem for Canada. It is a challenge to all countries that seek to uphold the rule of law in their domestic and international affairs.

    The dispute …

    By Roland Paris
    Canadian Foreign Policy, China, International Law, International Relations
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  • A Nation in Transition: Afghan Perspectives on Society, Politics, and Economics, 2004 and 2018, Part 1

    A Nation in Transition: Afghan Perspectives on Society, Politics, and Economics, 2004 and 2018, Part 1

    • Analysis
    • January 23, 2019

    The survey of the Afghan people, undertaken by the Asia Foundation every year since 2004, is an important barometer, tracking opinions on social, political, economic, and security conditions in their country. The survey findings provide a longitudinal picture of how …

    By Nipa Banerjee
    Democracy, Fragile States, International Development, Middle East, Women
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  • A Nation in Transition: Afghan Perspectives on Society, Politics, and Economics, 2004 and 2018, Part 2

    A Nation in Transition: Afghan Perspectives on Society, Politics, and Economics, 2004 and 2018, Part 2

    • Analysis
    • January 23, 2019

    In Part 1 of this blog, we looked at some results from the Asia Foundation’s annual survey of the Afghan people, comparing the results from 2004 and 2018 on such issues as national mood, fear for personal safety, and satisfaction …

    By Nipa Banerjee
    Democracy, Fragile States, International Development, Middle East, Women
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  • What Challenges Face a New World Bank President?

    What Challenges Face a New World Bank President?

    • Analysis
    • January 23, 2019

    The World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were created in 1944, in the closing months of WWII. The Bretton Woods conference was the Allies’ vehicle for rebuilding a shattered Europe, relying on European and American leadership. This …

    By John Sinclair
    Economy, International Development, USA
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  • Backwards, March! Brexit, CANZUK, and the Legacy of Empire

    Backwards, March! Brexit, CANZUK, and the Legacy of Empire

    • Analysis
    • January 17, 2019

    By Duncan Bell and Srdjan Vucetic

    It was coined in the 1950s, but the term CANZUK — a union (or alliance or pact) of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom — has been repurposed in the wake of …

    By Srdjan Vucetic
    Canadian Foreign Policy, Commonwealth, Europe, International Relations, International Trade, UK
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  • China and UN Peacekeeping

    China and UN Peacekeeping

    • Analysis
    • January 14, 2019

    For the last year or so, I have been researching China’s contributions to UN peacekeeping. It has been an interesting journey, culminating in a new CIPS report, 30 years of Chinese Peacekeeping, which will be launched on January 24, …

    By Christoph Zuercher
    China, Peacekeeping, United Nations
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  • Canada Can’t Put Human Rights on the Back Burner in 2019

    Canada Can’t Put Human Rights on the Back Burner in 2019

    • Analysis
    • December 19, 2018

    By Stéphanie Bacher

    Over the past year, Canada has taken some important steps to promote and protect human rights abroad. However, the picture is not as rosy as often presented by the government, and Canada still has a long way …

    By CIPS
    Canadian Foreign Policy, Gender, Human Rights, International Trade, Middle East, Women
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  • The Geopolitics of America’s New Africa Strategy

    The Geopolitics of America’s New Africa Strategy

    • Analysis
    • December 19, 2018

    The Trump administration has not had much to say about Africa, and what little it has said has been mostly nonsense or offensive, or both.  First there was the President’s infamous “sx!#hole” comment, then his faint praise for the non-existent …

    By Rita Abrahamsen
    Africa, China, Russia, USA
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