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Mission incomplète 0
- Analysis
- October 28, 2011
par Justin Massie

Published in La Presse.ca, October 27, 2011

La guerre en Libye est maintenant terminée, du moins celle dans laquelle sont engagés les Occidentaux, avec la mort du dictateur Mouammar Kadhafi. Selon le ministre des Affaires étrangères, …
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When More is Less: The Commonwealth and Human Rights 0
- Analysis
- October 28, 2011
The Prime Minister arrives today in Perth, Australia, for the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), straight into a debate over human rights. Some Commonwealth members want the organisation to take a much stronger stand when other members breach …
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Is There a Problem in Canada-U.S. Relations?0
- Analysis
- October 26, 2011
This post first appeared on the CIC’s Roundtable blog at opencanada.org.

When they met in Washington last February, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Barack Obama announced a “new long-term partnership” between Canada and the U.S., which would “accelerate …
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‘Conflict Minerals’, Canada and African Civil Wars 0
- Analysis
- October 26, 2011
The global campaign against so-called ‘conflict minerals’ is gathering pace, with Canada playing a central role.The campaign is primarily focused on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), from where reports about ‘rape’ or ‘blood’ cellphones’ have fueled our …
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A Victory for the Responsibility to Protect 0
- Analysis
- October 25, 2011
By Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock

Published in the Ottawa Citizen, October 25, 2011

In a fortuitous coincidence, last week’s liberation of Libya occurred exactly a decade after the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) principle was proposed by the Canadian-initiated …
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First CETA, then India and China: Whither the WTO?0
- Analysis
- October 25, 2011
As Canada and the European Union held the ninth round of negotiations on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) in Ottawa last week, and moved closer to a conclusion in 2012, what will be the impact on the World …
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Canada Pulls More than its Weight in NATO 0
- Analysis
- October 25, 2011
Published in the Ottawa Citizen,October 25, 2011

For much of NATO’s history, the term “burden-sharing” sent Canadian officials scrambling for cover. Coined during the long standoff with the Soviet Union, the term encapsulated a complex debate over who was, and …
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A Democratic or Technocratic Civil Service?0
- Analysis
- October 21, 2011
by Philippe Lagassé

Forum: DND and Academic Policy Advice.
In this forum, CIPS blog contributors respond to a report written by Douglas Bland and Richard Shimooka of Queen’s University, who argue that the Department of National Defense pays little attention …
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Il n’y a pas péril en la demeure 0
- Analysis
- October 21, 2011
par Justin Massie

Forum: DND and Academic Policy Advice.
In this forum, CIPS blog contributors respond to a report written by Douglas Bland and Richard Shimooka of Queen’s University, who argue that the Department of National Defense pays little attention …
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What Defence Policy is Really About 0
- Analysis
- October 21, 2011
Forum: DND and Academic Policy Advice.
In this forum, CIPS blog contributors respond to a report written by Douglas Bland and Richard Shimooka of Queen’s University, who argue that the Department of National Defense pays little attention to the views …
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The Ripple Effects of Gadhafi’s Death 0
- Analysis
- October 21, 2011
Published in the Globe and Mail, October 21, 2011.

Although the images of Moammar Gadhafi’s body being dragged through the streets are disturbing, one can understand why his death is being deliriously welcomed in Libya. Often regarded as a
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Why Israel Made the Deal 0
- Analysis
- October 20, 2011
The full article was published in the Ottawa Citizen, October 20, 2011.

In 1991, the Italian parliament passed a law prohibiting anybody not only from paying ransom but also from even negotiating with kidnappers. Colombia later followed suit. The …
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