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UNDRIP: The Wrong Basis for Canada’s International Indigenous Agenda 0
- Analysis
- November 17, 2011
Scott’s Simon recent blogpost on Canada and the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Persons got a central message right: the importance of Canada playing a strong role abroad in promoting indigenous rights and indigenous issues. And he’s right …
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Harper and Obama at APEC: A New Focus on Asia or a Closer Canada-U.S. Relationship?0
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- November 17, 2011
Was the Prime Minister’s statement at the APEC Summit of Canada’s interest in joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations a sign of a new export strategy focused on Asia or a move away from our close trading relationship with the …
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Honing Canada’s Approach to Interventions 0
- Analysis
- November 16, 2011
By Roméo Dallaire and Philippe Lagassé

Published in Embassy Magazine, November 16, 2011.

Canada and its NATO allies performed admirably during their recent intervention in Libya. They acted to prevent a predatory regime from potentially committing a mass atrocity; …
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Taiwan and the UNFCCC: A Modest Proposal 0
- Analysis
- November 14, 2011
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which entered force in 1994 and has been ratified by almost all countries, is the leading international institution working on climate change. The Conference of the Parties (COP) supervises implementation of …
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R2P after Libya: A Cause Only the Morally Naïve Can Support?0
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- November 11, 2011
Contrarianism is always useful for making a splashy headline—and it was perhaps that impulse that led journalist and author David Rieff to publish a New York Times op-ed this week with the ominous title “R2P, R.I.P.”. “At first glance,” he …
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The Scale of Sacrifice: Canadian Military Deaths in Five Wars (chart)0
- Report, Analysis
- November 11, 2011
Lest we forget…

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The Rhetoric and Reality of Attacking Tehran 0
- Analysis
- November 11, 2011
Published on November 11, 2011 in the Globe and Mail.

The latest United Nations report on Iran’s nuclear program has further raised tensions. While the report was notable for its candour, it carefully avoided making definitive statements on two …
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The UN Security Council and Abdelrazik 0
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- November 8, 2011
Canadian Abousfian Abdelrazik is on the U.S. Security Council’s Al Qaida sanctions committee list. His assets are frozen and he is subject to an international travel ban. His case generated substantial notoriety when the Canadian government resisted his repatriation from …
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Taiwan’s Presidential Candidates and their Indigenous Platforms 0
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- November 7, 2011
This essay first appeared on the Taiwan 2012 blog.

Indigenous people, accounting for about 2% of Taiwan’s population, are unlikely to influence the 2012 presidential election outcomes. Nonetheless, the relative success of the candidates in indigenous communities may influence …
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What Should the G20 Accomplish in Cannes?0
- Analysis
- November 4, 2011
On Thursday and Friday of this week, the leaders of the G20 will meet in Cannes to discuss the numerous problems that the world economy is currently experiencing. The big question on everyone’s mind is whether they will be able …
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Le règne du On the Cheap pour les F-35 0
- Analysis
- November 4, 2011
par David Grondin

Cela fait plusieurs années que les Forces canadiennes sont passées maîtres du faire beaucoup avec peu; le Canada fait peu d’envieux, mais son personnel est qualifié et réputé pour savoir tirer le maximum d’un matériel qui n’est …
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Canada and UNDRIP: Moving Forward on Indigenous Diplomacy 0
- Analysis
- November 3, 2011
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the General Assembly on September 13, 2007, with 144 states in favour, 11 abstentions, and 4 votes against. Canada, like Australia, New Zealand, and the United …
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