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Stolypin and Russia’s Veto of the Syria Resolution 0
- Analysis
- February 9, 2012
The Russian veto of the UN Security Council resolution on Syria has had leaders and pundits in the West lining up to denounce the Russians, accusing them of revealing their autocratic tendencies and putting their own narrow trading interests (for …
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Special Journal Issue on “The F-35: Right for Canada?”0
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- February 9, 2012
In 2001, the United States government selected Lockheed Martin (over Boeing) to lead in the development of the F-35, a fifth-generation fighter aircraft for use by the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marines. Along with several other U.S. allies, Canada …
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Event Report: Peter Katzenstein on Civilizations in World Politics 0
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- February 8, 2012
On February 2, eminent international relations scholar Peter Katzenstein (of Cornell University) spoke to an overflowing CIPS audience on the theme “Beyond the West: Civilizations in World Politics”. Having edited three volumes on world civilizations and international politics, Katzenstein began …
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Surprise en Inde : le Rafale remporte la compétition 0
- Analysis
- February 8, 2012
par Justin Massie

Le mardi, 31 janvier 2012, le titre de Dassault Aviation s’est envolé rapidement à la bourse de Paris. Avant 17 heures, le constructeur aéronautique français gagnait près de 22% en valeur boursière. Cette hausse tient pour l’essentiel …
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WTO Resilient but Changed after Ministerial 0
- Analysis
- February 8, 2012
This essay is excerpted from a Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) Commentary, published online February 7, 2012.

The recent ministerial meeting, held in Geneva in December, demonstrated that the World Trade Organization (WTO) is resilient but changed as …
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A New Cold War on Democracy and Human Rights at the UN Security Council and Beyond?0
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- February 7, 2012
On February 4^th, 2012, the UN Security Council witnessed what could be one of the first salvos in a new cold war focused on democracy and human rights. A double veto by Russia and China defeated the resolution …
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The New Canada: Fomenting Fear at Home and Abroad 0
- Analysis
- February 4, 2012
Why base policy on facts and evidence when you can exploit fear instead? It doesn’t take a psychologist to know that fear is a much more powerful motivator than boring old rational argument. Political scientists have long studied the use …
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Something Borrowed, Nothing Gained: John Baird’s Big Ideas in Foreign Policy 0
- Analysis
- February 3, 2012
“Canada is what I like to call a ‘smart power’,” Foreign Minister John Baird declared in a major speech in Israel last week. That’s reassuring, although as a means of distinguishing our foreign policy it is likely to prove elusive. …
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Observations on Russian Politics from a Moscow Bookstore 0
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- January 31, 2012
While waiting for the Moscow archives to deliver up their secrets last week, I popped into the Russian capital’s largest bookstore, Biblio Globus, to check out the history section—and while there, I took a very quick look at the politics …
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Let’s Look in the Right Place for Proof of Citizen Allegiance 0
- Analysis
- January 27, 2012
Sometimes magical thinking pops up in the most unexpected places—like the recently-revived complaints about dual citizenship that have arisen around the candidacy of Thomas Mulcair (a dual citizen of Canada and France) for the NDP leadership. On Mulcair’s account, …
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CIPS Launches Security Studies Network with Inaugural Lecture 0
- Analysis
- January 27, 2012
CIPS is delighted to announce the launch of the Security Studies Network (SSN), the creation of which reflects the great strength of the University of Ottawa as a centre for the study of national and international security. The SSN – …
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Armies without Borders? Legal Questions on Canada-U.S. Military Cooperation 0
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- January 25, 2012
The Ottawa Citizen reported today that Canada and the United States are in the final stages of negotiating a “new Canada-U.S. military agreement that will set down each country’s roles and responsibilities should North America be attacked”. The details are …
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