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The Rhetoric and Reality of Attacking Tehran 0
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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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The World Economy in Turmoil 0
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- November 3, 2011
Recession is again at the world economy’s door, with confidence plummeting and investors, businesses and consumers lacking the trust in the future that is necessary to create economic growth. In Europe, the euro crisis seemed to have reached some kind …
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Protection Racket 0
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- November 1, 2011
The Responsibility to Protect may indeed protect some civilians, but unfortunately it also facilitates atrocities against others. Writing last week about the end of NATO’s mission in Libya, Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock proclaimed it as ‘A victory for the …
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NATO: Power and Principles in the Contemporary Era 0
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- November 1, 2011
On Oct. 27, the United Nations Security Council voted to end international military operations in Libya as of November 1. For NATO, the completion of its mission in Libya represents a rare clear-cut victory. As Michael Clarke, director of the …
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NATO’s Success in Libya 0
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- October 31, 2011
This post first appeared on the CIC’s Roundtable blog at opencanada.org.

NATO’s operation in Libya formally ends at midnight today. All told, its aircraft conducted almost 10,000 strike missions over 7 months. When the mission began, many commentators warned …
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Run Towards War with Iran 0
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- October 30, 2011
In the wake of the alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington, the predictable chorus of right-wingers has come forward to promote one of their favourite causes: the idea of an attack on Iran. Not surprisingly, the idea …
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Libya and Canada’s Political Influence: A Different Perspective 0
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- October 28, 2011
by Philippe Lagassé

Did Canada play a critical political role in relation to the Libya intervention? My colleague Roland Paris is skeptical. In an earlier post on this blog, he points out that Canada’s political influence was secondary at best, …
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